# Is "Voodoo River" by Robert Crais a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Voodoo River by Robert Crais (Hyperion, 1995) is identified by: First printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page beneath a complete number line descending to 1. US Hyperion hardcover is the true first; the fifth Elvis Cole novel.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page beneath a complete number line descending to 1
- Bound in cloth with gilt spine title, the roughly 298-page text block issued in the pictorial dust jacket; on an unclipped copy the printed price is present at the front flap corner
- Confirm both the stated line and the terminal 1
- Publisher imprint reads Hyperion
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Crais |
| Publisher | Hyperion |
| Year | 1995 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page beneath a complete number… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page beneath a complete number line descending to 1. Bound in cloth with gilt spine title, the roughly 298-page text block issued in the pictorial dust jacket; on an unclipped copy the printed price is present at the front flap corner. Confirm both the stated line and the terminal 1.

## Is this the true first?
US Hyperion hardcover is the true first; the fifth Elvis Cole novel.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No significant book club edition noted for the first printing; the gilt-titled cloth binding, the priced pictorial jacket, and the stated line ending in 1 identify the Hyperion first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Voodoo River* by Robert Crais a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/voodoo-river
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.