Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. List of Principal Characters xiii
5. Prologue: Looking Back 1
6. 1 Tales of Two Murders 3
7. 2 Passion and the Beautiful Cousin 14
8. 3 The Trial Opens: Jean-Baptiste Lantin’s Investigation, 1639–1640 28
9. 4 A Hat, a Rapier, a Knife, and a Dagger 40
10. 5 The House of Giroux 54
11. 6 Prison 69
12. 7 Poison 86
13. 8 Jailbreak 97
14. 9 A ‘‘Minister of Vengeance’’ 109
15. 10 Rape? 122
16. 11 Attack, Counterattack 136
17. 12 The King of Spades 150
18. 13 Life or Death? The Day of Reckoning Draws Near 161
19. Epilogue 181
20. Analytical Essay: The Paradoxes of Power, Law, and Justice 195
21. Notes 205
22. A Note on Sources 209
23. Index 219