NMLP P-013273 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Clandestine

James Ellroy · Avon Books · 1982

The true first is the US Avon mass-market paperback original of 1982, Ellroy's second book. The Allison & Busby UK edition of 1984 is the first and only hardcover appearance and is a later first-thus, not the true first.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-013273 for "Clandestine" by James Ellroy (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-013273, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).