New York: Dutton, (1995). SIGNED hardcover first edition - The eighth novel featuring Chicago private investigator Nathan Heller. Set in 1935, after Heller delivers a bulletproof vest to Huey Long, the former Louisiana governor, he is hired to investigate death threats from political rivals. "When the charismatic politician is shot down by a seemingly crazed doctor, Heller gets a new employer - the insurance agency fighting a double-indemnity claim from Longs widow. Was the Kingfish truly the victim of assassination, or accidentally killed by his own bodyguards? A classic P.I. thriller built on historical fact, [this novel] deep into the heart of the deadliest swamps of Louisianas mob-infested politics." SIGNED on the title page. Author's historical note - "I Owe Them One." 320 pp. ISBN: 0-525937595.