NMLP P-027186 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Watchman

Robert Crais · Simon & Schuster · 2007

The US Simon & Schuster hardcover is the true first edition, preceding the UK Orion printing. It is the first novel to feature Joe Pike as the lead character rather than Elvis Cole.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-027186 for "The Watchman" by Robert Crais (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-027186, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).