# Is "Every Cloak Rolled in Blood" by James Lee Burke a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Every Cloak Rolled in Blood by James Lee Burke (Simon & Schuster, 2022) is identified by: First edition stated on the copyright page with a full number line ending in 1. The US Simon & Schuster hardcover is the true first, ISBN 9781982196592.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition stated on the copyright page with a full number line ending in 1
- Published May 24, 2022
- The first-printing hardcover is quarter-bound in cloth and paper over boards with a stamped spine; the first-state pictorial dust jacket bears the printed cover price on the front flap (an unclipped flap shows the original price, though price-clipping alone does not demote a jacket to a later state)
- Publisher imprint reads Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | James Lee Burke |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 2022 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition stated on the copyright page with a full number line ending in 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition stated on the copyright page with a full number line ending in 1. Published May 24, 2022. The first-printing hardcover is quarter-bound in cloth and paper over boards with a stamped spine; the first-state pictorial dust jacket bears the printed cover price on the front flap (an unclipped flap shows the original price, though price-clipping alone does not demote a jacket to a later state).

## Is this the true first?
The US Simon & Schuster hardcover is the true first, ISBN 9781982196592. A Holland-family (Aaron Holland Broussard) novel.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None significant for the first printing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Every Cloak Rolled in Blood* by James Lee Burke a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/every-cloak-rolled-in-blood
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.