# Is "The Thirteen Problems (US: The Tuesday Club Murders)" by Agatha Christie a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Thirteen Problems (US: The Tuesday Club Murders) by Agatha Christie (William Collins, 1932) is identified by: UK Collins Crime Club published 18 June 1932 as The Thirteen Problems; US Dodd, Mead followed in 1933 as The Tuesday Club Murders. UK Collins (18 June 1932) precedes the US Dodd, Mead edition (1933, variant title The Tuesday Club Murders), so Collins is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Collins Crime Club published 18 June 1932 as The Thirteen Problems
- US Dodd, Mead followed in 1933 as The Tuesday Club Murders
- Early Miss Marple short story collection featuring Raymond West and Sir Henry Clithering
- Publisher imprint reads William Collins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Agatha Christie |
| Publisher | William Collins |
| Year | 1932 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Collins Crime Club published 18 June 1932 as The Thirteen Problems |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
UK Collins Crime Club published 18 June 1932 as The Thirteen Problems; US Dodd, Mead followed in 1933 as The Tuesday Club Murders. Early Miss Marple short story collection featuring Raymond West and Sir Henry Clithering.

## Is this the true first?
UK Collins (18 June 1932) precedes the US Dodd, Mead edition (1933, variant title The Tuesday Club Murders), so Collins is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings follow; the 1933 US Dodd, Mead is the first American edition under its variant title.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Thirteen Problems (US: The Tuesday Club Murders)* by Agatha Christie a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-thirteen-problems-us-the-tuesday-club-murders
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.