Softcover. London, Hard Case Crime, 1st thus, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, colorful wraps with a retro-style illustration by Richard B. Farrell. 5 IMPORTANT LESSONS YOU CAN LEARN BY READING BUST:1. When you hire someone to kill your wife, don't hire a psychopath.2. Drano is not the best tool for getting rid of a dead body.3. Those locks on hotel room doors? Not very secure.4. A curly blond wig isn't much of a disguise.5. Secrets can kill.First publication anywhere, and first collaboration between two of crime fiction's hottest starsBruen and Starr have been nominated for almost every major award in the mystery field, including the Edgar, the Shamus, the Anthony, the Barry, and the Macavity.Bruen won the Shamus in 2003 for The Guards and Starr won the Barry in 2004 for Tough Luck; in 2005, Bruen won the Macavity for The Killing of the Tinkers and Starr won the Anthony for Twisted City. Like new.