# Is ""P" Is for Peril" by Sue Grafton a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of "P" Is for Peril by Sue Grafton (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2001) is identified by: First printing carries the words First Edition (or First Impression) with a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; imprint is A Marian Wood Book / G. The US G.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing carries the words First Edition (or First Impression) with a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; imprint is A Marian Wood Book / G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Publisher imprint reads G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Sue Grafton |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Year | 2001 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing carries the words First Edition (or First Impression) with a complete… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing carries the words First Edition (or First Impression) with a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; imprint is A Marian Wood Book / G. P. Putnam's Sons.

## Is this the true first?
The US G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover is the true first edition; sixteenth Kinsey Millhone alphabet novel and the first in the series published by Putnam after the Henry Holt run ended with the previous title.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No significant book-club edition issue point affecting the true first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *"P" Is for Peril* by Sue Grafton a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/p-is-for-peril
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.