Contents

Acknowledgements

 

  1. The Montrose

  2. Youth

  3. Mrs Louise Smythson’s First Visit to Scotland Yard

  4. The First Mistake

  5. The Passengers of the Montrose

  6. The Second Mistake

  7. The Smythsons and the Nashes

  8. The Dentist

  9. Mrs Louise Smythson’s Second Visit to Scotland Yard

10. On Board the Montrose

11. Losing Patience

12. Beginning the Chase

13. The Dinner Party

14. Inspector Dew Visits 39 Hilldrop Crescent—Several Times

15. The Chase

16. The Killer

17. Ships That Pass in the Morning

18. Life After Cora

19. The Capture

 

Epilogue

Author’s Note