Contents

Book I: The Investigation

1. The Fire

2. The Victim and the Suspect

3. The Evidence in the Hog Lot

4. The Evidence in the Ashes

5. Mrs. Gunness Very Numerous

Book II: The Trial

6. The Maypole: The Trial Begins

7. Bombardment: The Prosecution Opens

8. The Great Jupiter: The Prosecution Continues

9. Another Sharp Peal of Thunder: The Prosecution Rests

10. The Bobtail Flush: The Defense

11. The Trumpet Call: The Trial Ends

Book III: Afterward

12. Over the Road to the Pen

13. The Truth about the Gunness Case

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