First Edition 1998. Signed by author on a personalized name plate attached to the title page. A handsome fine copy in fine dustjacket. Tony Hillerman calls "Bad Chemistry" his nominee for the Best First Mystery of the Year award. Krist makes the reader contemplate -How well do we know the people close to us in our lives?. "Bad Chemistry" is about a married couple whose lives aren't what they seem to be---with a little mystery, murder and drug trafficking thrown in. A page turning thriller of the highest magnitude.