NMLP P-013179 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Last Good Kiss

James Crumley · Random House · 1978

US Random House is the true first; the novel introduces C. W. Sughrue and is widely regarded as one of the finest American private-eye novels. UK editions follow.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-013179 for "The Last Good Kiss" by James Crumley (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-013179, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).