NMLP P-027089 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Demolition Angel

Robert Crais · Doubleday · 2000

US Doubleday hardcover is the true first; a standalone novel introducing LAPD bomb-squad investigator Carol Starkey. A signed uncorrected advance reading copy (proof) preceded trade publication for promotional use but is a separate pre-publication state, not the first edition.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-027089 for "Demolition Angel" by Robert Crais (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-027089, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).