It is 1980, and Vince Camden, a New York thief previously known as Marty Hagen, now resides in Spokane, Washington--courtesy of the Witness Protection Program--where he flourishes as a doughnut-maker, a dealer in marijuana, and trafficker in stolen credit cards. Mere days remain before the Carter/Reagan Presidential election, and Vince Camden, having resolved to go straight, wishes to exemplify this new choice by voting for the very first time. But Vince's attempt to become an upright, politically active citizen is unfortunately complicated by the arrival of a mob hit man in Spokane. CITIZEN VINCE won the 2006 Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award for Best Novel.