NMLP P-022714 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Black As He's Painted

Ngaio Marsh · Collins · 1974

Both editions carry 1974. The UK Collins edition is generally cited as the first; strict month-level precedence over the US Little, Brown edition is not firmly documented.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-022714 for "Black As He's Painted" by Ngaio Marsh (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-022714, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).