# Is ""P" Is for Peril" by Sue Grafton a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of "P" Is for Peril by Sue Grafton (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2001) is identified by: First printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page together with a complete descending number line ending in 1. The US G.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page together with a complete descending number line ending in 1
- The imprint reads 'A Marian Wood Book' published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 2001 (ISBN 0-399-14719-5)
- Issued in cloth-backed boards in a pictorial dust jacket bearing the printed price on the front flap
- Publisher imprint reads G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Sue Grafton |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Year | 2001 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page together with a complete descending number line ending in 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page together with a complete descending number line ending in 1. The imprint reads 'A Marian Wood Book' published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 2001 (ISBN 0-399-14719-5). Issued in cloth-backed boards in a pictorial dust jacket bearing the printed price on the front flap.

## Is this the true first?
The US G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover is the true first edition; sixteenth Kinsey Millhone alphabet novel and the first in the series published by Putnam after the Henry Holt run ended with the previous title.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No significant book-club edition issue point affecting the true first; confirm the stated 'First Edition' line and the number line ending in 1, and a priced jacket flap, to identify the first printing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *"P" Is for Peril* by Sue Grafton a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/p-is-for-peril
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.