First edition. Binding slightly cocked, else fine in a near fine dust jacket with a bit of faint interior spotting. Inscribed by the author on the title page with a sketch of a melting ice cube: ""To Greg - A bookseller in the old tradition."" Author's first book, a noir novel that was the basis for the 2005 film directed by Harold Ramis and featuring John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton.