# Is "They Do It with Mirrors (US: Murder with Mirrors)" by Agatha Christie a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of They Do It with Mirrors (US: Murder with Mirrors) by Agatha Christie (Dodd, Mead and Company, 1952) is identified by: US Dodd, Mead edition published around September 1952 under the title 'Murder with Mirrors'; UK Collins Crime Club edition published 17 November 1952 under Christie's original title 'They Do It with Mirrors'. The US Dodd, Mead 'Murder with Mirrors' (September 1952) is the true first, preceding the UK Collins 'They Do It with Mirrors' (17 November 1952).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Miss Marple novel
- US Dodd, Mead edition published around September 1952 under the title 'Murder with Mirrors'
- UK Collins Crime Club edition published 17 November 1952 under Christie's original title 'They Do It with Mirrors'
- The US edition therefore precedes the UK by about two months
- Publisher imprint reads Dodd, Mead and Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Agatha Christie |
| Publisher | Dodd, Mead and Company |
| Year | 1952 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Miss Marple novel |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Miss Marple novel. US Dodd, Mead edition published around September 1952 under the title 'Murder with Mirrors'; UK Collins Crime Club edition published 17 November 1952 under Christie's original title 'They Do It with Mirrors'. The US edition therefore precedes the UK by about two months.

## Is this the true first?
The US Dodd, Mead 'Murder with Mirrors' (September 1952) is the true first, preceding the UK Collins 'They Do It with Mirrors' (17 November 1952). Note the two editions carry different titles.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later Dodd, Mead and Collins printings, book-club issues, and reprints follow the respective first editions.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *They Do It with Mirrors (US: Murder with Mirrors)* by Agatha Christie a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/they-do-it-with-mirrors-us-murder-with-mirrors
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.