Boston: Little Brown, (1965) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel by the author best known for the National Book Award nominee, "The Death of the Detective." A psychological thriller, this is the story of two hitmen who have been hired to kill two small children - they have already been taken and are in the front seat of the car with their suitcases and toys in the trunk. Runner-up for the Faulkner Award in 1966. 245 pp. Dust jacket by Kenneth Maryanski