New York: Regan / Harper Collins, (1995) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His first thriller, featuring Victor Carl, Philadephia lawyer struggling to keep the firm afloat, deep in debt and surviving on collecting debts - when he is offered a chance to work with the top lawyer in the city on a murder case involving a legendary city councilman. All he has to do is follow the lead of the other attorney - until he realizes that this dream offer is a Faustian nightmare. INSCRIBED on the title page to the noted collector Larry Owens. 501 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0391472.