BY R. AUSTIN FREEMAN
PREFACE
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I MY LEARNED BROTHER
CHAPTER II THE SUSPECT
CHAPTER III A LADY IN THE CASE
CHAPTER IV CONFIDENCES
CHAPTER V THE 'THUMBOGRAPH'
CHAPTER VI COMMITTED FOR TRIAL
CHAPTER VII SHOALS AND QUICKSANDS
CHAPTER VIII A SUSPICIOUS ACCIDENT
CHAPTER IX THE PRISONER
CHAPTER X POLTON IS MYSTIFIED
CHAPTER XI THE AMBUSH
CHAPTER XII IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
CHAPTER XIII MURDER BY POST
CHAPTER XIV A STARTLING DISCOVERY
CHAPTER XV THE FINGER-PRINT EXPERTS
CHAPTER XVI THORNDYKE PLAYS HIS CARD
CHAPTER XVII AT LAST
