SHADOW OF POWER: A Paul Madriani Novel by Steve Martini New York: William Morrow/An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, (2008). First edition, first printing. "First edition" statement and first printing number code sequence 1 through 10 to the copyright page. SIGNED by the author to the title page. A publicity-seeking scholar is murdered after discovering a hidden Thomas Jefferson letter that reveals secrets about slavery and scandals, and defense attorney Paul Madriani must find the letter, the real murderer, and help close the Nation's divide. Minutely crimped to the lower spine edge, else fine in stripe-textured sand-yellow over stripe-textured black boards with gilt embossed titles to the spine, black-and-white headband and tail-band; in a fine dust jacket; original printed $26.95 price still intact to the front inner flap; original removable 'Autographed copy' sticker still intact to the front panel. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT SIGNED FIRST EDITION MYSTERY BOOKS THANKS!