Contents

• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Preface: The Desperate Business of Crime
• The Black Spot
• The Tree on Execution Hill
• Sincerely, Mr. Hyde
• You Owe Me
• A Web of Books
• State of Grace
• The Used
• Bad Blood
• Cabana
• Lock, Stock, and Casket
• Diminished Capacity
• Saturday Night at the Mikado Massage
• How’s My Driving?
• The Pioneer Strain
• Flash
• Evil Grows
• The Bog
• Now We Are Seven
• About the Author