New York: St Martin's, (2015). SIGNED first edition - The author's first novel, the story of Simon Watson, "a young librarian on the verge of losing his job, who lives alone on the Long Island Sound in his family homea house, perched on the edge of a bluff, that is slowly crumbling toward the sea. . . . On a day in late June, Simon receives a mysterious package from an antiquarian bookseller. . .. "Dear Mr. Watson, I came across this book at auction as part of a larger lot I purchased on speculation. The damage renders it useless to me, but a name inside itVerona Bonnled me to believe it might be of interest to you or your family...." SIGNED on the title page and dated in April 2015 (before publication). Illustrations by the author. 339 pp.