Santa Barbara: John Daniel & Co. - Perserverance Press, 2001. SIGNED first edition - Mystery featuring private investigator Patience Mackellar and her daughter Verity, set in a small town on Northern California's Lost Coast. INSCRIBED by the author on the first day of this book being offered for sale: " on the date of its arrival' and dated July 21, 2001. Nominated for the Shamus award for best paperback original mystery. 236 pp. ISBN: 1-880284-448.