THE QUALITY OF THE INFORMANT by Gerald Petievich New York: Arbor House, (1985). First edition, first printing. Review copy with the publisher's folded newsletter laid. Inscribed to fellow Los Angeles author Dick Lochte, SIGNED by the author. Foxing to the top page edges, else near fine; in a fine dust jacket. A Charles Carr novel. "In The Quality of the Informant, Charles Carr, T-Man, depends heavily on informants in his pursuit of pushers, passers, and makers of "paper" - all those in the thriving business of counterfeiting. Informants are as much a part of the seamy, violent Los Angeles underworld as are the crooks they inform on, and they are crucial to Carr's effort to track down Paul LaMonica, a smooth thug whose skill at manufacturing paper is matched by his murderous amorality. There are a great many victims in the bloody chase LaMonica leads Carr, a trail that runs from L.A. to Houston to San Diego to Ensenada, Mexico - and the informants are among them; informing is a dangerous game."--Fantastic Fiction. After photographing, the dust jacket will be placed in a clear, quality Bro-dart brand, removable protective sleeve. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION MYSTERY BOOKS THANKS!