# Is "Sticks & Scones (The Cold Dish)" by Craig Johnson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Sticks & Scones (The Cold Dish) by Craig Johnson (Viking, 2004) is identified by: The correct debut is 'The Cold Dish', the US Viking first, 2004. The US Viking 2004 edition of 'The Cold Dish' is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The correct debut is 'The Cold Dish', the US Viking first, 2004
- The first printing shows 'FIRST EDITION' on the copyright page together with a number line that includes the 1, and an unclipped jacket with the original price
- It is Johnson's debut and the first Walt Longmire novel, an increasingly collected modern crime debut
- Publisher imprint reads Viking
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Craig Johnson |
| Publisher | Viking |
| Year | 2004 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The correct debut is 'The Cold Dish', the US Viking first, 2004 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
The correct debut is 'The Cold Dish', the US Viking first, 2004. The first printing shows 'FIRST EDITION' on the copyright page together with a number line that includes the 1, and an unclipped jacket with the original price. It is Johnson's debut and the first Walt Longmire novel, an increasingly collected modern crime debut.

## Is this the true first?
The US Viking 2004 edition of 'The Cold Dish' is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings drop the 1 from the number line; book-club editions lack the printed jacket price and are often physically lighter.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Sticks & Scones (The Cold Dish)* by Craig Johnson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/sticks-scones-the-cold-dish
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.