THE MAN IN THE MOON

N.Y.: St. Martins, 1989. 1st edition, December, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Author's 1st mystery. Review copy with slip laid in. "A temporary assignment from the FBI leads Los Angeles bail bondsman Charlie Tone into the throes of a singularly evil plot in this sophisticated debut. After his friend and client Joe Torelliok?yes is killed, Charlie is hired by FBI agent Phil Peterson to find "wire man" Eddie Mikenas, another friend of the victim. Trailing him to Washington, D.C., Charlie finds Eddie's sister murdered and spots the killer sneaking out of her flat. After a top-notch chase Charlie shoots the man dead and then sees it's Peterson. As a further tip puts Charlie on the trail of a mysterious Venezuelan, Norwood gradually puts the reader on to a plan to subvert the FBI at the highest levels. All the elements of a fine mystery, including a strong, surprising ending, are present. Norwood's villains are hard to forget, and Charlie, like all the players, has more dimension than is standard for the genre." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.