# Is "Predator" by Patricia Cornwell a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Predator by Patricia Cornwell (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2005) is identified by: First printing is identified by the full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page, with no statement of a later printing. US G.P.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing is identified by the full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page, with no statement of a later printing
- Issued in blue boards with the title and author stamped in gold on the blue spine, and lavender endpapers
- The first-state dust jacket carries the printed cover price at the top of the front flap, which should be present and unclipped on a true first
- ISBN 0-399-15283-0
- Publisher imprint reads G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Patricia Cornwell |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Year | 2005 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing is identified by the full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page, with no statement of a later printing |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing is identified by the full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page, with no statement of a later printing. Issued in blue boards with the title and author stamped in gold on the blue spine, and lavender endpapers. The first-state dust jacket carries the printed cover price at the top of the front flap, which should be present and unclipped on a true first. ISBN 0-399-15283-0 (9780399152832).

## Is this the true first?
US G.P. Putnam's Sons is the true first; fourteenth Kay Scarpetta novel, published October 2005.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None significant.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Predator* by Patricia Cornwell a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/predator
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.