The Alienist

The census claim is confirmed: Random House, New York, 1994 is the true first. A UK first edition followed from Little, Brown, London, in 1994 (a distinct issue, ISBN 0316909718) and is collected as the first British edition, but the US issue holds precedence. First-thus trap: the later Bantam and Random House trade-paperback reissues and the 2018 television tie-in printings are reprints regardless of any "first" wording on the cover.