# Is "The Overlook" by Michael Connelly a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Overlook by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown, 2007) is identified by: First printing has the complete descending number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page, ending in 1. US Little, Brown and Company true first hardcover, published May 2007; a Harry Bosch story first serialized in the New York Times Sunday Magazine and then expanded for the book.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing has the complete descending number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page, ending in 1
- The trade first is bound in gray cloth over black boards with the spine stamped in silver, in the original priced (unclipped) dust jacket; the printed cover price should be present on the front flap and is used only to confirm the jacket is unclipped, never as a valuation
- Publisher imprint reads Little, Brown
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Michael Connelly |
| Publisher | Little, Brown |
| Year | 2007 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing has the complete descending number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing has the complete descending number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page, ending in 1. The trade first is bound in gray cloth over black boards with the spine stamped in silver, in the original priced (unclipped) dust jacket; the printed cover price should be present on the front flap and is used only to confirm the jacket is unclipped, never as a valuation.

## Is this the true first?
US Little, Brown and Company true first hardcover, published May 2007; a Harry Bosch story first serialized in the New York Times Sunday Magazine and then expanded for the book. The expanded book text differs from the serialized version.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book club edition lacks a price on the jacket and is typically smaller and lighter than the trade first, often with a rear-board blindstamp; the trade first has no such blindstamp.

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