# Is "Worth Dying For" by Lee Child a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Worth Dying For by Lee Child (Bantam Press, 2010) is identified by: UK Bantam Press hardcover is the true first: confirm the Bantam Press imprint and 2010 dating. The UK Bantam Press (Transworld) hardcover was published on 30 September 2010, ahead of the US Delacorte Press edition on 19 October 2010.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Bantam Press hardcover is the true first: confirm the Bantam Press imprint and 2010 dating
- The US Delacorte printing states 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1, which marks the US first printing only
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Lee Child |
| Publisher | Bantam Press |
| Year | 2010 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Bantam Press hardcover is the true first: confirm the Bantam Press imprint and 2010… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
UK Bantam Press hardcover is the true first: confirm the Bantam Press imprint and 2010 dating. The US Delacorte printing states 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1, which marks the US first printing only.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Bantam Press (Transworld) hardcover was published on 30 September 2010, ahead of the US Delacorte Press edition on 19 October 2010. The UK Bantam Press hardcover is the true first edition; the US Delacorte is the first US printing. Fifteenth Reacher novel.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None significant.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Worth Dying For* by Lee Child a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/worth-dying-for
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.