# Is "In Too Deep" by Lee Child and Andrew Child a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of In Too Deep by Lee Child and Andrew Child (Delacorte Press, 2024) is identified by: "First Edition" stated on the copyright page beneath a complete number line ending in 1. US Delacorte Press first American edition (2024; ISBN 978-0-593-72580-1); twenty-ninth Reacher novel.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- "First Edition" stated on the copyright page beneath a complete number line ending in 1
- First-issue trade copies carry the dust jacket with the printed cover price on the front flap present (unclipped); the printed price should be present to represent the jacket as issued, though clipping alone does not change the printing
- Publisher imprint reads Delacorte Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Lee Child and Andrew Child |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
| Year | 2024 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | "First Edition" stated on the copyright page beneath a complete number line ending in 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
"First Edition" stated on the copyright page beneath a complete number line ending in 1. First-issue trade copies carry the dust jacket with the printed cover price on the front flap present (unclipped); the printed price should be present to represent the jacket as issued, though clipping alone does not change the printing.

## Is this the true first?
US Delacorte Press first American edition (2024; ISBN 978-0-593-72580-1); twenty-ninth Reacher novel. The UK Bantam Press hardcover published the same day, making the US and UK hardcovers effectively simultaneous co-first editions; identify the US issue by the Delacorte imprint and 978-0-593-72580-1 ISBN, and the UK issue by its Bantam/Transworld imprint and separate ISBN.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No significant book club edition issue for identification; confirm the trade first by the stated 'First Edition' and full number line ending in 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *In Too Deep* by Lee Child and Andrew Child a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/in-too-deep
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.