Berkeley, CA: Creative Arts Book Co., (2001.). First edition - The author's first novel, set in San Francisco: 'All Max really wants to do is practice his juggling, drink iced tea with his friends and get over the death of his wife in a car wreck' - but he is called back to his detective work - among the characters in this offbeat mystery are a reclusive bibliophile neighbor and a gun-savvy Bible-quoting waitress. 207 pp. ISBN: 0-887393446.