New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1985. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Southern author's second novel - a story of terrorism in New York City. Bell was probably the most established of the authors who were selected by Granta magazine in the late 1990's as the best young writers in the United States. A presentation copy INSCRIBED on the title page ("Come back to see us. Letter soon (he promised.: Hope you like this one." Laid in is a 2 page typed chatty letter -"have been saving these items for months, as you can tell. Took me a while to read Madison's book, but found it much better than the first, which is to be expected..." 322 pp. ISBN: 0-89919-3773.