The Cold War Swap

The census claim holds as to precedence: the true first is William Morrow (New York), 1966 — Ross Thomas's debut and the first appearance of McCorkle and Padillo. One correction to the census note: the book won the 1967 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel, not Best Novel. Title-change trap on the UK side: the British first is Hodder & Stoughton (London), 1967, published under the different title Spy in the Vodka — collectors seeking the UK first must look for that title, not The Cold War Swap. Hodder reverted to the original title for its 1968 paperback, so any UK copy reading The Cold War Swap postdates the UK hardback first.