# Is ""W" Is for Wasted" by Sue Grafton a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of "W" Is for Wasted by Sue Grafton (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2013) is identified by: First edition, first printing under the Marian Wood Books / G.P. US Marian Wood Books/Putnam hardcover is the true first; twenty-third Kinsey Millhone novel.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing under the Marian Wood Books / G.P. Putnam's Sons imprint, 2013, 496 pp., carrying the full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page
- Bound in quarter cream cloth over yellow paper boards
- The first-state dust jacket should retain its printed retail price on the front flap (an unclipped flap indicates first state, price present rather than any amount)
- 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 | 2013 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first printing under the Marian Wood Books / G.P. Putnam's Sons imprint… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing under the Marian Wood Books / G.P. Putnam's Sons imprint, 2013, 496 pp., carrying the full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page. Bound in quarter cream cloth over yellow paper boards. The first-state dust jacket should retain its printed retail price on the front flap (an unclipped flap indicates first state, price present rather than any amount).

## Is this the true first?
US Marian Wood Books/Putnam hardcover is the true first; twenty-third Kinsey Millhone novel.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None significant; a genuine first shows the full number line ending in 2 (1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2), and later printings drop the lower digits.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *"W" Is for Wasted* by Sue Grafton a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/w-is-for-wasted
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.