New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1988. An amazing first novel, set in St. Louis (the "27th city " in size now) where a young woman from Bombay has just been chosen as the police chief - a story of suspense, conspiracy and love. Franzen was selected as one of the 20 best young American novelists by Granta magazine, and his latest novel, The Corrections, has already garnered several awards and catapulted him to the position of being one of the 'hottest' of young American writers. According to the information on the back cover, the first printing of this first novel was an unusually large 40,000 copies, and even this advance issue was produced in many copies, although obviously it is much less common than the hardcover issue. 517 pages.

Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, (2013) dj. Hardcover first edition - A legal thriller set in St, Louis, featuring attorney Rachel Gold, who is representing a blue collar community fighting a powerful developer who wants to bulldoze their homes to build a gated community. 287 pp. Cover praise from Scott Turow and Steve Martini, among others. ISBN: 978-1464201400.

New York: Kensington, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Third mystery featuring psychologist and computer forensics expert Dr PJ Gray, set in St. Louis. 328 pp. ISBN: 1575663473.

New York: St Martin's, (1985.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A coming of age story set in the colored community of St. Louis, Missouri: Betsey is in 1959, the year when court ordered school integretation began. The second novel by the acclaimed poet, author of "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf".207 pp. ISBN: 0-312-077270.

New York: St Martin's, (1985.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A coming of age story set in the colored community of St. Louis, Missouri: Betsey is in 1959, the year when court ordered school integration began. The second novel by the acclaimed poet, author of "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf". SIGNED by the author. 207 pp. ISBN: 0-312-077270.

New York: St Martin's, (1985.) dj. Hardcover - A coming of age story set in the colored community of St. Louis, Missouri: Betsey is in 1959, the year when court ordered school integretation began. The second novel by the acclaimed poet, author of "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf".207 pp. ISBN: 0-312-077270.

New York: St Martin's, (1985.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A coming of age story set in the colored community of St. Louis, Missouri: Betsey is in 1959, the year when court ordered school integretation began. The second novel by the acclaimed poet, author of "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf".207 pp. ISBN: 0-312-077270.

New York: St Martin's, (1985.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A coming of age story set in the colored community of St. Louis, Missouri: Betsey is in 1959, the year when court ordered school integretation began. The second novel by the acclaimed poet, author of "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf".207 pp. ISBN: 0-312-077270.