New York: St Martin's, 1998. SIGNED first edition - Alexandra Rafferty is now a forensic photographer for the Miami P.D., but when she was a girl something unspeakably cruel happened to her and it continues to haunt her. Hall's first non-series book, intended to be his 'breakout novel' but despite considerable advance praise, Hall is not as appreciated as his work deserves; he is one of the best modern suspense writers in America today. Publisher's letter laid in. 340 pp.