# Is ""V" Is for Vengeance" by Sue Grafton a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of "V" Is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2011) is identified by: First printing carries the imprint line 'A Marian Wood Book / Published by G.P. US G.P.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing carries the imprint line 'A Marian Wood Book / Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons' and a complete number line reading 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page, the full sequence present and ending in 1
- Publisher imprint reads G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Sue Grafton |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Year | 2011 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing carries the imprint line 'A Marian Wood Book / Published by G.P. Putnam's… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing carries the imprint line 'A Marian Wood Book / Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons' and a complete number line reading 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page, the full sequence present and ending in 1.

## Is this the true first?
US G.P. Putnam's Sons edition (a Marian Wood Book) is the true first; twenty-second Kinsey Millhone alphabet mystery. ISBN 978-0-399-15786-8.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No significant book-club or precedence issue; the US Putnam printing is the first edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *"V" Is for Vengeance* by Sue Grafton a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/v-is-for-vengeance
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.