Chapter One
The Snail and His Trail
Chapter Two
The Trail Ends
Chapter Three
Family Post-mortem
Chapter Four
Uncle Arthur’s Will
Chapter Five
Two Ways of Looking at It
Chapter Six
A Visitor at Scotland Yard
Chapter Seven
Council of War
Chapter Eight
Two Sorts of Private Inquiry
Chapter Nine
Elderson Reports
Chapter Ten
Plan of Campaign
Chapter Eleven
First-Fruits
Chapter Twelve
Mrs. Howard-Blenkinsop
Chapter Thirteen
Sunday at the Seaside
Chapter Fourteen
Monday at Midchester
Chapter Fifteen
“Something Attempted, Something Done”
Chapter Sixteen
Parbury Gardens
Chapter Seventeen
Mr. Dedman Speaks His Mind
Chapter Eighteen
An Inspector with Indigestion
Chapter Nineteen
Stephen Decides
Chapter Twenty
Return to Pendlebury
Chapter Twenty-one
Mallett Sums Up