NMLP P-027151 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The First Rule

Robert Crais · G.P. Putnam's Sons · 2010

The US G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover (ISBN 9780399156137) is the true first edition, a Joe Pike novel published in 2010, identified by the "First Edition" statement, the intact number line, and the black-and-powder-blue binding with silver "RC" device.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-027151 for "The First Rule" by Robert Crais (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-027151, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).