# Is "The Lincoln Lawyer" by Michael Connelly a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown, 2005) is identified by: First printing carries the words First Edition on the copyright page together with a full number line descending to 1. US Little, Brown and Company true first, published October 2005; first Mickey Haller novel.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing carries the words First Edition on the copyright page together with a full number line descending to 1
- Bound in dark green cloth over navy blue boards; issued in a priced (unclipped) dust jacket bearing a blurred photograph of a speeding car, which should retain its original printed front-flap price
- The first Mickey Haller novel
- Publisher imprint reads Little, Brown
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Michael Connelly |
| Publisher | Little, Brown |
| Year | 2005 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing carries the words First Edition on the copyright page together with a full… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing carries the words First Edition on the copyright page together with a full number line descending to 1. Bound in dark green cloth over navy blue boards; issued in a priced (unclipped) dust jacket bearing a blurred photograph of a speeding car, which should retain its original printed front-flap price. The first Mickey Haller novel.

## Is this the true first?
US Little, Brown and Company true first, published October 2005; first Mickey Haller novel.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book club edition lacks a price on the jacket and is typically smaller and lighter, often with a rear-board blindstamp; it also lacks the stated First Edition line and full number line of the trade first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Lincoln Lawyer* by Michael Connelly a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-lincoln-lawyer
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.