# Is "Livid" by Patricia Cornwell a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Livid by Patricia Cornwell (Grand Central Publishing, 2022) is identified by: The copyright page states 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1, identifying the first printing. US Grand Central Publishing (Hachette) is the true first, published 25 October 2022; twenty-sixth Kay Scarpetta novel.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The copyright page states 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1, identifying the first printing
- The hardcover is issued in a dust jacket carrying the printed cover price; a first-issue copy should retain that unclipped jacket, though clipping alone does not determine edition status
- ISBN 978-1-5387-2516-0
- Publisher imprint reads Grand Central Publishing
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Patricia Cornwell |
| Publisher | Grand Central Publishing |
| Year | 2022 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The copyright page states 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1, identifying the… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
The copyright page states 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1, identifying the first printing. The hardcover is issued in a dust jacket carrying the printed cover price; a first-issue copy should retain that unclipped jacket, though clipping alone does not determine edition status. ISBN 978-1-5387-2516-0.

## Is this the true first?
US Grand Central Publishing (Hachette) is the true first, published 25 October 2022; twenty-sixth Kay Scarpetta novel. Grand Central and Little, Brown UK jointly acquired world rights for simultaneous English-language publication on the same date, so a UK first exists that same month, but the stated Grand Central printing is the collected US first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition of significance.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Livid* by Patricia Cornwell a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/livid
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.