New York: Putnam, (1985) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's surprisingly uncommon first book, the story of a camp on a Maine lakefront inhabited by a 'loony crew of washed-up sixties dropouts' one of whom just happens to fall into a humungous stash of cash and dope. Long blurb on the back cover of the dustjacket by Stephen King, described as 'a report from the man who read the manuscript first.' 336 pp. ISBN: 0-399-130810.

New York: William H. Morrow, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - Three ordinary American couples - attractive, successful, normal, long time friends - are sailing in the Bahamas when they accidentally come across millions of dollars - and millions of dollars worth of cocaine. It was a drug deal gone bad, but the dealers want their money and drugs back. James Ellroy called this "a brutal exploration of the corrosive effects of greed." 459 pp. ISBN: 0-688086586.