# Is "The Ice House" by Minette Walters a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Ice House by Minette Walters (Macmillan, 1992) is identified by: UK Macmillan first, published 26 June 1992: 'First published 1992' by Macmillan with a number line ending in 1. UK Macmillan 1992 is the true first; the US St.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Macmillan first, published 26 June 1992: 'First published 1992' by Macmillan with a number line ending in 1
- Walters's debut; it won the 1992 CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger for best first novel
- A scarce true first
- Publisher imprint reads Macmillan
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Minette Walters |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
| Year | 1992 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Macmillan first, published 26 June 1992: 'First published 1992' by Macmillan with a number line ending in 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
UK Macmillan first, published 26 June 1992: 'First published 1992' by Macmillan with a number line ending in 1. Walters's debut; it won the 1992 CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger for best first novel. A scarce true first.

## Is this the true first?
UK Macmillan 1992 is the true first; the US St. Martin's Press 1992 edition is a first-thus / first American edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
BCA / book-club editions carry a club code and lack the price; later printings drop the number line ending in 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Ice House* by Minette Walters a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-ice-house
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.