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Contents
1. Blowing Up the Mackenzie Building
2. The Worst Kind of Phone Call
11. Taking Over the Thomas Case
12. A Career Adjustment for Lonnie the “Dipper”
17. Don’t Get Caught Speeding in Polk County!
22. Nathan Greeley’s Personal Effects
26. The Case of the Skull & Anchor
29. The Last Wish of Latimer Orkin
34. When Bad Things Come in Threes
35. Incident at Garibaldi Park
36. Every Dead Body Has a Story to Tell
37. A Bad Day to Go up the Mountain
39. Everything Checked and Double-checked
To Jack Atkin,
who understands that
a little scotch,
a lot of flowers,
great ladies,
and enduring friendship
are all that really matter.
Memorandum
To: ALL MYSTERY BUFFS From: the author
Mystery buffs know there are only two kinds of people in the world: those that love mysteries and, well, that other kind. A tiny majority, the latter are, and that’s a good thing because they are missing something unique. For only in mysteries can a reader get a charge out of winning or losing.
It works like this. Nothing gives mystery buffs more satisfaction than getting ahead in a story and beating the writer to the punch. They get a special charge out of combining logic, analysis, intuition and insight so that before they turn the last page, they already have the problem solved. Yet – and this is what sets mystery lovers apart – nothing thrills them more than when the mystery defeats them, and when they turn the last page they find a surprise waiting, something they’d missed.
Once again, mystery lovers get no less than
