NMLP P-018897 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep

Lawrence Block · Fawcett Gold Medal · 1966

True first is the US Fawcett Gold Medal paperback original of 1966. This is the first Evan Tanner novel; there was no earlier hardcover.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-018897 for "The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep" by Lawrence Block (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-018897, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).