New York: Berkley, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third novel in his award winning series featuring Southern California P.I. Wil Hardesty. "Doc Whitney was a country music star whose career had just gone platinum when he was convicted for the brutal slayings of his wife and young daughters. Now twenty years later, their paths collide when Doc is paroled from prison and returns to California's hot, dusty Central Valley.where grudges die hard and the road leads to places best left unexplored." SIGNED on the title page. 326 pp. ISBN: 0-425-169030.