in one piece

John Grishamの "The Partner" を読んでいます。逃亡者を追っかけて捕まえる話の様です。
Later, Stephano would again ponder the incredible question of how anyone in the world knew he had captured Lanigan.
"All right, here's the deal," Stephano said. "Give me forty-eight hours, I'll give you Lanigan. And you burn my warrant and drop the threats of future prosecution."
"It's a deal."
There was a moment of silence as both sides savored the victory. Jaynes said, "I need to know where to pick him up."
"Send a plane to Asuncion."
"Paraguay? What happened to Brazil?"
"He has friends in Brazil."
"Whatever." Jaynes whispered to an associate, who then left the house. "Is he in one piece?" he asked Stephano.
"Yeah."
"He'd better be. One bruise on his body, and I'll hound you to hell."
やはりGrishamの小説Ford Countyに出ていたので、今夏に覚えた表現 "in one piece" が出てきました。