New York: Doubleday, (2001.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED on the title page. A stand-alone thriller featuring Jeff Talley, former front line negotiator with LAPD's SWAT unit, who had attempted to escape from his former life by taking the chief-of-police job in an affluent bedroom community outside Los Angeles. The LA Times calls Robert Crais "a crime writer operating at the top of his game." Another complex, noir novel from this master of the genre. 373 pp. ISBN: 0-385-495854.