THE BIG BAD CITY - FIRST HARD COVER - SIGNED. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1999. First Edition. 6 X 9. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 0684855127. Flat signed on the front page. A beautiful girl is murdered, a professional thief leaves a box of chocolate cookies behind each time he scores, and the detectives must sort out all the pieces. A novel of the 87th Precinct. 271 pp.