New York: Walker, (1985) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel. In 1940s Texas, a 13 year old black boy delivering groceries slashes a woman's attacker with his knife, but knowing that he would not be believed, he flees the town. Forty years later, things have changed and he is a respected attorney running for Congress - but now that long-ago violence is threatening his career and the lives of those around him. 179 pp. ISBN: 0-802756115.