# Is "Make Me" by Lee Child a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Make Me by Lee Child (Delacorte Press, 2015) is identified by: "First Edition" stated on the copyright page above a complete descending number line ending in 1 (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). US Delacorte true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- "First Edition" stated on the copyright page above a complete descending number line ending in 1 (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1)
- Delacorte Press hardcover in pictorial dust jacket; the first-issue jacket carries the printed cover price on the front flap, which should be present and unclipped on a collector's copy
- Publisher imprint reads Delacorte Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Lee Child |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
| Year | 2015 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | "First Edition" stated on the copyright page above a complete descending number line… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
"First Edition" stated on the copyright page above a complete descending number line ending in 1 (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Delacorte Press hardcover in pictorial dust jacket; the first-issue jacket carries the printed cover price on the front flap, which should be present and unclipped on a collector's copy.

## Is this the true first?
US Delacorte true first. Twentieth Reacher novel. The US edition (8 September 2015) preceded the UK Bantam Press edition (10 September 2015), so the US hardback is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club issue of consequence; the stated First Edition with full number line ending in 1 identifies the first printing. Later printings drop the 1 from the number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Make Me* by Lee Child a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/make-me
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.