Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Cast of Characters ix
4. Overture 3
5. The Parkdale Mystery
6. The Murderee 13
7. There’s a Girl in It 26
8. Amateur Detectives 42
9. The Bad Hat 58
10. Clara’s Turn
11. From Whence She Came 71
12. Go West, Young Man 84
13. Bad Fences 102
14. Eight Hours 126
15. Monster 139
16. A Great Trial–And its Aftermath
17. The Forces of the Law 165
18. Witness for the Prosecution 190
19. The Performance of Her Life 205
20. Twelve Hungry Men 220
21. What Clara Did Next 238
22. Clara, Armed 249
23. Acknowledgments 269
24. Notes and Further Reading 273
25. Image Credits 305
26. Index 307