New York: Scribner, (1999) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring San Francisco private investigator John Marshall Tanner novel - one which involves the death of a young Mexican woman whom he met while in the hospital recovering from a gunshot wound, and the plight of migrant workers. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Nominated for the Edgar Award. 318 pp. ISBN: 0-684-815834.