# Is ""Q" Is for Quarry" by Sue Grafton a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of "Q" Is for Quarry by Sue Grafton (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2002) is identified by: First printing has a complete number line reading 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page, with the full row of numbers present and the sequence ending in 1. US G.P.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing has a complete number line reading 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page, with the full row of numbers present and the sequence ending in 1
- Gray dust jacket with darker gray spine
- 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 | 2002 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing has a complete number line reading 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing has a complete number line reading 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page, with the full row of numbers present and the sequence ending in 1. Gray dust jacket with darker gray spine.

## Is this the true first?
US G.P. Putnam's Sons edition is the true first; seventeenth Kinsey Millhone alphabet mystery. ISBN 0-399-14915-5.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No significant book-club or precedence issue; the US Putnam printing is the first edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *"Q" Is for Quarry* by Sue Grafton a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/q-is-for-quarry
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.