# Is "The Martini Shot" by George Pelecanos a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Martini Shot by George Pelecanos (Little, Brown, 2015) is identified by: US Little, Brown hardcover first printing, identified by a full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. US Little, Brown hardcover is the true first; Pelecanos's first collection of short fiction, a novella and stories, published January 2015.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Little, Brown hardcover first printing, identified by a full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page
- Subtitled A Novella and Stories, collecting the title novella (about a writer-producer on a cable cop show) with previously published short stories and one new piece
- First-state jacket carries the printed price on the front flap
- ISBN 9780316284394
- Publisher imprint reads Little, Brown
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | George Pelecanos |
| Publisher | Little, Brown |
| Year | 2015 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Little, Brown hardcover first printing, identified by a full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
US Little, Brown hardcover first printing, identified by a full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. Subtitled A Novella and Stories, collecting the title novella (about a writer-producer on a cable cop show) with previously published short stories and one new piece. First-state jacket carries the printed price on the front flap. ISBN 9780316284394.

## Is this the true first?
US Little, Brown hardcover is the true first; Pelecanos's first collection of short fiction, a novella and stories, published January 2015.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Martini Shot* by George Pelecanos a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-martini-shot
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.