# Is "The Last Coyote" by Michael Connelly a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown, 1995) is identified by: The Last Coyote is the fourth Harry Bosch novel (not Connelly's debut). US Little, Brown 1995 is the true first edition of The Last Coyote.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The Last Coyote is the fourth Harry Bosch novel (not Connelly's debut)
- The true first is the US Little, Brown edition, 1995: copyright page states 'First Edition' with a complete number line ending in 1; quarter blue cloth over blue paper-covered boards with gilt spine lettering; first-issue jacket priced for 1995
- It won the 1996 Dilys Award
- Note: the record as supplied described The Black Echo, which is Connelly's 1992 debut and a different book entirely
- Publisher imprint reads Little, Brown
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Michael Connelly |
| Publisher | Little, Brown |
| Year | 1995 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The Last Coyote is the fourth Harry Bosch novel (not Connelly's debut) |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
The Last Coyote is the fourth Harry Bosch novel (not Connelly's debut). The true first is the US Little, Brown edition, 1995: copyright page states 'First Edition' with a complete number line ending in 1; quarter blue cloth over blue paper-covered boards with gilt spine lettering; first-issue jacket priced for 1995. It won the 1996 Dilys Award. Note: the record as supplied described The Black Echo, which is Connelly's 1992 debut and a different book entirely.

## Is this the true first?
US Little, Brown 1995 is the true first edition of The Last Coyote. UK editions (Orion/Eburon) are first-thus. The Black Echo (1992) is a separate, earlier title and should not be conflated with this one.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions lack the number line and carry an unpriced jacket; they typically show a small blindstamped dot on the rear board and a slightly reduced trim size versus the quarter-cloth Little, Brown trade first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Last Coyote* by Michael Connelly a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-last-coyote
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.