Contents

Biographical Notes

Part One: A Symphony from the Tropics

Book One: Icon of a Tyrant

Book Two: The Minister for Spain

Book Three: Slot-the-Frog

Part Two: Bellyaches and Fracas

Book One: Iberian Quartz

Book Two: The Harris Circus

Book Three: The Ear of the Fox

Part Three: A Night on the Tiles

Book One: The Green Boudoir

Book Two: Illumination from the Spirits

Book Three: A Touch of Guignol

Part Four: A Necromantic Amulet

Book One: The Escape

Book Two: The Pinchbeck Ring

Book Three: The Little Colonel

Book Four: Honest Whitey

Book Five: The Rancher

Book Six: The Lasso

Book Seven: Necromancy

Part Five: Santa Mónica

Book One: Seats in the Shade

Book Two: The Number Three

Book Three: Prison Pack

Part Six: Honey-Nut Tarts and Poison

Book One: Loyola’s Lesson

Book Two: Human Frailty

Book Three: The Note

Part Seven: The Green Grimace

Book One: Tyrant at Play

Book Two: The Terrace at the Club

Book Three: A Time for Buffoons