DANCE FOR THE DEAD **SIGNED COPY**

N.Y.: Random House, 1996. 1st ed. Top of pages lightly soiled else near fine in dust jacket. Native American Jane Whitefield returns in this her 2nd book. SIGNED COPY, signature only, by the author on the title page. "As usual, Perry (The Butcher's Boy) cuts to the chase. In the opening scene of this riveting mystery thriller, Jane Whitefield, an expert at helping people in danger disappear, slugs it out with three brawny hoodlums in an L.A. courthouse. At that point, she has traveled across half the country trying to protect Timmy Phillips, an eight-year-old heir to millions, from the stop-at-nothing professional killers on their trail. The same criminals, led by a powerful ex-cop named Barraclough, murdered Timmy's adoptive parents. Now they want Mary Perkins, a fugitive savings-and-loan fleecer who also asks Whitefield for help. Perry launches a complex pursuit, during which Whitefield relies on her Seneca heritage for insight and on friends for crucial assistance. A love interest highlights the personal price Whitefield pays for doing her secretive, dangerous work. The nail-biting climax takes place on a snowy night in a location that seems tailor-made for film: the rusting remains of a huge steel mill near Buffalo..." -- Publishers Weekly. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.