# Is "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (US: The Mirror Crack'd)" by Agatha Christie a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (US: The Mirror Crack'd) by Agatha Christie (William Collins, 1962) is identified by: UK Collins Crime Club first, published 12 November 1962. The UK Collins Crime Club edition is the true first; the US edition uses the shortened title 'The Mirror Crack'd.'

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Collins Crime Club first, published 12 November 1962
- US Dodd Mead followed in September 1963 under the shortened title 'The Mirror Crack'd' with a 1962 copyright date
- A Miss Marple novel
- Publisher imprint reads William Collins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Agatha Christie |
| Publisher | William Collins |
| Year | 1962 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Collins Crime Club first, published 12 November 1962 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
UK Collins Crime Club first, published 12 November 1962. US Dodd Mead followed in September 1963 under the shortened title 'The Mirror Crack'd' with a 1962 copyright date. A Miss Marple novel.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Collins Crime Club edition is the true first; the US edition uses the shortened title 'The Mirror Crack'd.'

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later Collins printings and book club issues follow the true first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (US: The Mirror Crack'd)* by Agatha Christie a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-mirror-crackd-from-side-to-side-us-the-mirror-crackd
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.