New York: The Viking Press, (1987) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first thriller introdring private investigator Devlin Kirk, law school dropout, ex-drifter, ex Secret Service agent, and now ex-son since his father, a hard driving businessman committed suicide. INSCRIBED on the half title page to Dale Carter sith a note about it being a pleasure to meet him and Tony HIllerman at Bouchercon. 278pp. Also laid in is a photocopy of a single page note by Burns to Carter. ISBN: 0-670815403.