Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Ashley Books, (1977) dj. Hardcover first edition - African American's first book - a story of racial conflict in Philadelphia, murder in Washington, D.C. ending with a tense courtroom trial. Cover praise from Ossie Davis who called Jefferson "one damned good storyteller." 308 pp.

New York: 37 Ink / Atria / Simon and Schuster, (2017) dj. Hardcover first edition - A follow-up to the author's highly praised novel, 'Darktown' set in 1950s Atlanta. "Officer Denny Rakestraw and 'Negro Officers' Lucius Boggs and Tommy Smith have their hands full in an overcrowded and rapidly changing Atlanta. Racial tensions are simmering as black families, including Smiths sister, begin moving into formerly all-white neighborhoods. When Rakes brother-in-law launches a scheme to rally the Ku Klux Klan to save their neighborhood, his efforts spiral out of control, forcing Rake to choose between loyalty to family or the law." 374 pp. Photo illustrated endpapers. ISBN: 978-1501138799.