San Francisco: Ford Odell Group, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "An outlaw ark, a family home, a lost icon of the 60's" - a coming of age story set in the San Francisco area between the building of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Summer of Love, this is a fictionalized account based on the life of the author's mother, Phyllis Lahargoue, who had several restaurants in Marin and Sonoma counties. Foreword by Dan Healy, an audio engineer most noted for his work with the Grateful Dead. INSCRIBED on the half title page "To my friend - - There is a doorless pickup truck in this story that might be as much fun as your BMW. Peace" 352 pp. ISBN: 0-9712754-08.

New York: St Martin's, (1996.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - California author's first novel, a dark novel of obssession, sex and greed, set in Sonoma County. SIGNED on the title page. Praise from Michael Connelly who says 'it reads like Jim Thompson interpreted by Quentin Tarantino.' 241 pp. ISBN: 0-312-139551.

New York: St Martin's, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - California author's first novel, a dark novel of obssession, sex and greed, set in Sonoma County. Praise from Michael Connelly who says 'it reads like Jim Thompson interpreted by Quentin Tarantino.' 241 pp. ISBN: 0-312-139551.