New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2017) dj. Hardcover first edition - Highly praised novel based on years of research into the NYPD - "All Denny Malone wants is to be a good cop. Malone and his crew are the smartest, the toughest, the quickest, the bravest, and the baddest, an elite special unit given unrestricted authority to wage war on gangs, drugs and guns. What only a few know is that Denny Malone is dirty: he and his partners have stolen millions of dollars in drugs and cash in the wake of the biggest heroin bust in the citys history. Now Malone is caught in a trap and being squeezed by the Feds, and he must walk the thin line between betraying his brothers and partners, the Job, his family, and the woman he loves, trying to survive, body and soul, while the city teeters on the brink of a racial conflagration that could destroy them all." 482 pp. ISBN: 978-0062664419.

New York: Walker, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second mystery novel by this author best known for his dark fantasy. "Boasting more beatings per page than a Philip Marlowe story, this complex mystery stars ruminative Yonkers PI Jack Paine, an unjustly fired cop. During the worst heat wave in 34 years, Paine is torn away from his fat Gore Vidal novel, his Keith Jarrett records and his fishing gear by a call from the wife of his old police buddy, Bobby Petty. She reports that Bobby has deserted her and their young daughters . . A scrap of paper with a flight number leads Paine to Dallas and to the first of half a dozen savagely butchered bodies. Drugs, betrayal and corruption at the highest levels figure in a story that stretches the bounds of credibility but provides a satisfying, even shocking, climax." (Publishers Weekly) 141 pp. Dust jacket art by Daniel F. Richards. ISBN: 0-802732356.

New York: Mysterious Press / Grove Atlantic, (2014). First edition - The second legal thriller (the first won the Shamus award) featuring Leo Maxwell, who "always lived in the shadow of his older brother Teddy, one of San Francisco's most ruthless and effective criminal defense lawyers. Then a gunman shot Teddy in the head. Although Teddy survived the shooting, he has been left disabled and dependent on Leo, now a criminal defense attorney practicing in Oakland. . .On the lookout for a big case, Leo realizes that he has unwittingly made himself enemy number one within the criminal community as well as the police department. Both sides want him silenced before he uncovers the full extent of a scandal that is poised to engulf the city. Hounded by threats from all sides, Leo soon finds himself framed for murder and sent to jail with a price on his head." 247 pp.

New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2017) dj. Hardcover first edition - Highly praised novel based on years of research into the NYPD - "All Denny Malone wants is to be a good cop. Malone and his crew are the smartest, the toughest, the quickest, the bravest, and the baddest, an elite special unit given unrestricted authority to wage war on gangs, drugs and guns. What only a few know is that Denny Malone is dirty: he and his partners have stolen millions of dollars in drugs and cash in the wake of the biggest heroin bust in the citys history. Now Malone is caught in a trap and being squeezed by the Feds, and he must walk the thin line between betraying his brothers and partners, the Job, his family, and the woman he loves, trying to survive, body and soul, while the city teeters on the brink of a racial conflagration that could destroy them all." 482 pp. ISBN: 978-0062664419.

Sunol, CA: De Grange Publishing, 1997. SIGNED - A history of Jackson, California, a gold rush town in Amador County and the site of two hard-rock mines - the Kennedy and the Argonaut, which had the most deadly mining disaster in California. A combination of folksy interviews, recollections from older residents, much of this book focuses on the six-year battle in the early 1950s to shut down open prostitution and gambling in the city - allegedly the last city in California, where prostitution was not only tolerated but protected. Included are numerous newspaper accounts, official records and more. Although most of the police and officials tried for corruption and bribery were acquitted, the state, under Attorney General (later governor) Brown continued the crackdown. Illustrated with photographs throughout. SIGNED on the title page with the notation "num edition 18 of 20". The second printing includes a postscript and a holographic page of comments on the reception the book had originally. Bibliography, glossary. Large format. 226 pp. ISBN: 0-964734141.