New York: Morrow, (1990.). First edition - The author's first novel, the story of a search for a woman in the dark underworld of Southern California, a world of 'mad scientists, bikini queens, competitive body builders, big-game hunters, drug dealers, Vietnam vets, thugs...' Praised by such diverse writers as Elmore Leonard, Amy Tan, Robert Parker and Michael Chabon. Time magazine called this the "most memorable debut of the season."