Bernhardt's Edge

New York, N.Y.: TOR. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Blue textured boards and spine with silver title and author on spine. Full number line 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 311 pages. As far as Alan Bernhardt knew, Betty's boss wanted to talk to her about something. All Bernhardt had to do was locate her. A simple assignment, really; it only takes him two days to find the young woman and her boyfriend, Nick Ames, at the little motel. A phone call to Herbert Dancer to let him know, and then Bernhardt was done. Betty Giles was hiding. And after making his call, the detective knows why: A few hours after locating her, Bernhardt find out that her lover has been murdered. Alan doesn't know if the agency was aware of what he would be doing, but now that he's discovered that he was hired to finger someone for a hit, Bernhardt is angry. Betty Giles is running. She knows she's the next target, and she knows why. It had been Nick's idea - a little blackmail tied in to some major art thefts. They keep trying to tell her that everything can be worked out, that it will all be okay. But Betty Giles knows better. So does Alan Bernhardt. And so does the killer, who tracks Betty from northern California to the countryside around Palm Springs, one step behind - then one step ahead - of the detective, If anyone is to survive, Bernhardt will have to keep his edge... .