New York: Literary Guild of America, 1928. Hardcover - While this might have been a tongue-in-cheek criticism of the excesses of the "roaring twenties" it is amazing how it still describes the United States -whether it is taken to the road in the chapters "The once open road" and "Caravan" or the fascination with "Bigger and better murders", golf, boxing, movies, junk food ("soda fountains" where "the food is bogus" even though wrapped in strictly sanitary packages) and more. Illustrated with drawings by Howard W. Willard. 263 pp.

New York: St Martin's, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Sequel to 'Escapade.' Mystery set in Paris in 1923 and featuring two young Pinkerton 'ops' who, in the course of their murder investigation, briefly encounter writers Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude Stein. 258 pp. ISBN: 0-312-186290.

New York: St Martin's, (1998.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Sequel to 'Escapade.' Mystery set in Paris in 1923 and featuring two young Pinkerton 'ops' who, in the course of their murder investigation, briefly encounter writers Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude Stein. SIGNED on the title page. 258 pp. ISBN: 0-312-186290.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1928. Hardcover first edition - A later novel by this best-selling writer (who also won the Pulitzer Prize twice), a picture of a quintessional flapper of the 1920's. 253 pp. Blue and gold illustrated endpapers.