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Index
Cover
Author biography
Title page
Dedication
Prologue
1940s–1950s
The Probationary
Constable Lewis on the Beat
Hallahan Comes Home
Sub-inspector Bischof Investigates a Gross Fraud
The Clever Mr Whitrod
Debutante
The Ascent of Detective Lewis
Miss Shanks
Ladies Lounging in Cane Grass Chairs
The South Brisbane Scrapper
Her Majesty Comes to Visit
Family Men
Watching Amelia Street
Ada and Gunner
The Time of the Mason
The Curious Corruption Incubator of Mount Isa
Shirley’s New Life
Rats, Bodgies, and Drinks at the National
A Night to Die
Miss Hamilton Has Had Enough
Another Good Day at the Races
The Little Boy Lost from Paradise Street
1960s
Dear Sir, I Have Been Directed to Inform You
The Dog with Two Tails
The Passion Pit
Attack Dog
One Saturday Night in Hendra
Terry Moves House
The End of the Affair
Conferenceville
Courtesy of the Author
A Secret Meeting with the Premier
Silent, Liar
The Bum Smackers
A Crowded Hour
Digging for Dirt
First Steps to the Big Chair
The Inquiry
Empire Building
Peacekeeper
Life up on the Drive
To the Satisfaction of Both Parties
Silent Gets Rowdy in the Emerald City
Bombs and Brothels
The Stockbroker with the Gold Limousine
The Traveller and the Travel Agent
Shirley, Businesswoman
The Haunted Mind of Frank Bischof
Enter the Country Bumpkin
The Wise Bald Man
Shirley, the Wife’s Best Friend
1970s
Before the Storm
A Quiet Word in the Squad Car
The Happy Gardener
A Confidential Meeting
Shirley Loses Some Friends
A Fiery Luncheon
Shirley Goes Live
Not So in Hiding
Shirley Flees North
The Eyes of a Killer
A State of Emergency
The Most Hated Man in the Force
The Magician Comes Calling Again
This Town’s Getting Too Hot
A Nice Man Dies in the Suburbs
Under the Microscope
Two Bulls Lock Horns
Letters from the Past
Another Overdose, Another Suspicious Death
The Caravan and the Bug
Now for Murphy
A Sudden Death in Bonney Avenue
Fracture
A Round of Beers at the Belfast
Mister Milligan, I Presume
White-anting Lewis
A Big Scalp
Warnings Ignored
Whiskey
Lewis on the Carousel
The Missing Defendant
In the Shadows of the Blackall Range
The Whiskey’s Other Victims
Billy Sets His Own Fire
The Elderly, Bewildered Orphan
The Relieving Inspector
A Meeting at the Majestic
Get Herbert
The Southport Betting Fiasco
O’Connell and Fothergill
Out West
Surprise Visitors
One Night in Cooktown
Waiting for a Plane in Cunnamulla
Author’s Note and Acknowledgments
Index
Imprint page
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