Chapters (17)
- Out of the Blue
- CHAPTER I—A RETAINING FEE
- CHAPTER II—IN THE ODEON
- CHAPTER III—THE STEERING WHEEL
- CHAPTER IV—A DEAD DOUBLE
- CHAPTER V—WRAPPED IN CANVAS
- CHAPTER VI—VERY ADROIT ROCK
- CHAPTER VII—MARINERS
- CHAPTER VIII—GETTING DOWN TO CASES
- CHAPTER IX—ORDERED SOUTH
- CHAPTER X—THIRTY ANGRY MEN
- CHAPTER XI—RIDERS ON A RISE
- CHAPTER XII—STACK DECIDES TO TALK
- CHAPTER XIII—ON THE WARPATH
- CHAPTER XIV—HOT ON THE TRAIL
- CHAPTER XV—POPPING GUNS
- CHAPTER XVI—“CERTAINLY NOT SAD.”
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