Boston: Little Brown, 2003. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED on the title page. Novel featuring the black PI Derek Strange and the white ex-cop, Terry Quinn (who also works part-time in a used book store.) Vivid picture of the underside of Washington D.C. where drugs and drug dealing are rampant. Awarded the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for best mystery. 341 pp. ISBN: 0-316-608432.