# Is "Murder in the Mews (US: Dead Man's Mirror)" by Agatha Christie a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Murder in the Mews (US: Dead Man's Mirror) by Agatha Christie (William Collins, 1937) is identified by: UK Collins Crime Club, London, published 15 March 1937, a collection of four novellas (Murder in the Mews, The Incredible Theft, Dead Man's Mirror, Triangle at Rhodes). UK Collins Crime Club (15 March 1937), containing all four novellas, is the true first; the US Dodd, Mead edition drops 'The Incredible Theft'.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Collins Crime Club, London, published 15 March 1937, a collection of four novellas (Murder in the Mews, The Incredible Theft, Dead Man's Mirror, Triangle at Rhodes)
- US Dodd, Mead, June 1937 as Dead Man's Mirror, omitting The Incredible Theft (three stories only)
- Content differs between editions
- Publisher imprint reads William Collins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Agatha Christie |
| Publisher | William Collins |
| Year | 1937 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Collins Crime Club, London, published 15 March 1937, a collection of four novellas… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
UK Collins Crime Club, London, published 15 March 1937, a collection of four novellas (Murder in the Mews, The Incredible Theft, Dead Man's Mirror, Triangle at Rhodes). US Dodd, Mead, June 1937 as Dead Man's Mirror, omitting The Incredible Theft (three stories only). Content differs between editions.

## Is this the true first?
UK Collins Crime Club (15 March 1937), containing all four novellas, is the true first; the US Dodd, Mead edition drops 'The Incredible Theft'.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later reprints follow. The US first edition is a distinct, shortened issue, not a straight reprint.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Murder in the Mews (US: Dead Man's Mirror)* by Agatha Christie a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/murder-in-the-mews-us-dead-mans-mirror
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.