New York: Ballantine, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second noir novel by this highly praised writer, who combines compassion with a vivid description of the rough side of life - described as being even better than his first book 'The Devil's Redhead.' Set in a small city 'on the northern tip of the San Francisco Bay, beset by drug dealers, arsonists, squatters, and now murder.' SIGNED on the title page. 356 pp. Recommended. ISBN: 0-345-447530.