# Is "Indigo Slam" by Robert Crais a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Indigo Slam by Robert Crais (Hyperion, 1997) is identified by: First printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page above a complete descending number line ending in 1. US Hyperion hardcover is the true first; the seventh Elvis Cole novel.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page above a complete descending number line ending in 1
- Bound in blue quarter cloth over matching green boards with green lettering on the spine; the roughly 288-page text block issued in a pictorial dust jacket by Ken Dewy
- On an unclipped copy the printed price appears at the front flap corner; confirm the stated line together with the terminal 1
- Publisher imprint reads Hyperion
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Crais |
| Publisher | Hyperion |
| Year | 1997 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page above a complete descending… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page above a complete descending number line ending in 1. Bound in blue quarter cloth over matching green boards with green lettering on the spine; the roughly 288-page text block issued in a pictorial dust jacket by Ken Dewy. On an unclipped copy the printed price appears at the front flap corner; confirm the stated line together with the terminal 1.

## Is this the true first?
US Hyperion hardcover is the true first; the seventh Elvis Cole novel.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No significant book club edition noted for the first printing; the quarter-cloth-and-boards binding, the Ken Dewy pictorial jacket, and the stated line ending in 1 identify the Hyperion first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Indigo Slam* by Robert Crais a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/indigo-slam
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.