Cry Father (2014) Signed First Edition Reference

Cry Father takes place in the Colorado oil fields, where a pipeline worker’s violent past collides with the present. Published in 2014, the novel uses the energy boom as a backdrop for a story about fathers and sons, violence and redemption, and the impossibility of outrunning who you are. Whitmer’s prose is as lean as his first novel, but the setting — the transient, lawless world of the oil patch — gives the narrative a distinctive texture.

First Edition Identification

Publisher: Gallery Books (Simon & Schuster), New York Publication date: 2014 Format: Hardcover in dust jacket

Whitmer’s move to a major publisher reflects the critical reception of Pike.

Signed Copy Market Values

• Signed first edition, fine/fine: $25–$50
• Unsigned first edition: $5–$12

A solid sophomore novel from a writer whose compact bibliography rewards completist collecting.