First Signet edition, November, 1993. Sun-burst sticker on front wrapper "Preview Edition — Not for Sale"
Marti MacAlister, a police detective and African-American widowed mother of two, gets thrown into the biggest case of her career when a maniac murderer targets a group of homeless children to be his next victims. In a desperate race against time, Marti must also battle her white partner's reservations. Martin's.