NMLP P-013710 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Neon Rain

James Lee Burke · Henry Holt · 1987

The US Henry Holt edition is the true first. This is the first Dave Robicheaux novel and a cornerstone modern crime collectible. A later London (UK) edition is a separate, subsequent printing and does not have precedence.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-013710 for "The Neon Rain" by James Lee Burke (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-013710, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).