# Is "Evil Under the Sun" by Agatha Christie a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie (William Collins, 1941) is identified by: UK Collins Crime Club, June 1941, is the first edition. The UK Collins Crime Club edition is the true first; the US Dodd, Mead edition is the American first of the same year.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Collins Crime Club, June 1941, is the first edition
- US Dodd, Mead published the American first in October 1941
- A Hercule Poirot novel; wartime UK paper and jacket scarcity affects surviving copies
- Publisher imprint reads William Collins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Agatha Christie |
| Publisher | William Collins |
| Year | 1941 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Collins Crime Club, June 1941, is the first edition |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
UK Collins Crime Club, June 1941, is the first edition. US Dodd, Mead published the American first in October 1941. A Hercule Poirot novel; wartime UK paper and jacket scarcity affects surviving copies.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Collins Crime Club edition is the true first; the US Dodd, Mead edition is the American first of the same year.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later reprints and book-club printings follow the first edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Evil Under the Sun* by Agatha Christie a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/evil-under-the-sun
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.