New York: Atria Books - Simon & Schuster, (2009.). SIGNED first edition - The first mystery under this name, featuring former cop, and down-on-his-luck private investigator, Bernie and his dog Chet (who flunked out of police school, but who is the narrator of this story). Bernie and Chet take on a case of a missing teenage girl, who may or may not have been kidnapped. SIGNED on the title page. Cover praise from Robert Parker and Stephen King, among others. Genuinely fresh and funny, 305 pp.