PREFACE
CHAPTER I AN APPEAL FOR HELP
CHAPTER II GLAMOR IN THE MOONLIGHT
CHAPTER III THE BOURBON GLASS
CHAPTER IV THE FIRST MURDER
CHAPTER V THE CURSE OF THE EMERALDS
CHAPTER VI A WOMAN’S BARB
CHAPTER VII THE INQUEST
CHAPTER VIII SECRET PLANS
CHAPTER IX AN ABRUPT SUMMONS
CHAPTER X THE MISSING KEY
CHAPTER XI FAREWELL SOIRÉE
CHAPTER XII QUEEN ISTAR’S NECKLACE
CHAPTER XIII THE SECOND MURDER
CHAPTER XIV SKATING FOR TIME
CHAPTER XV QUERIES AND ANSWERS
CHAPTER XVI FINAL CURTAIN
TWENTY RULES FOR WRITING DETECTIVE STORIES