# Is "The Sittaford Mystery (US: The Murder at Hazelmoor)" by Agatha Christie a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Sittaford Mystery (US: The Murder at Hazelmoor) by Agatha Christie (Dodd, Mead and Company, 1931) is identified by: US Dodd, Mead published circa mid-1931 as The Murder at Hazelmoor; UK Collins Crime Club followed 7 September 1931 as The Sittaford Mystery. The US Dodd, Mead edition (The Murder at Hazelmoor, circa summer 1931) precedes the UK Collins edition (7 September 1931), so Dodd, Mead is the true first edition, under the variant US title.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Dodd, Mead published circa mid-1931 as The Murder at Hazelmoor
- UK Collins Crime Club followed 7 September 1931 as The Sittaford Mystery
- The two markets carry different titles for the same text
- Publisher imprint reads Dodd, Mead and Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Agatha Christie |
| Publisher | Dodd, Mead and Company |
| Year | 1931 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Dodd, Mead published circa mid-1931 as The Murder at Hazelmoor |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
US Dodd, Mead published circa mid-1931 as The Murder at Hazelmoor; UK Collins Crime Club followed 7 September 1931 as The Sittaford Mystery. The two markets carry different titles for the same text.

## Is this the true first?
The US Dodd, Mead edition (The Murder at Hazelmoor, circa summer 1931) precedes the UK Collins edition (7 September 1931), so Dodd, Mead is the true first edition, under the variant US title. The original record's claim that UK Collins is the true first is incorrect.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings and book club editions follow.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Sittaford Mystery (US: The Murder at Hazelmoor)* by Agatha Christie a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-sittaford-mystery-us-the-murder-at-hazelmoor
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.