A Note on the Text ix
I THE VICTIM
1(42)
1 The Mystery of the River
3(6)
2 A Detective Reads the Paper
9(7)
3 The Jigsaw Man
16(8)
4 The Wrecking Crew
24(10)
5 Jill the Ripper
34(9)
II THE SUSPECTS
43(48)
6 The Baker in Hell's Kitchen
45(10)
7 The Undertaker's Neighbor
55(9)
8 The Widow's Friend
64(7)
9 The Disappearing Shoemaker
71(10)
10 The Silent Customer
81(10)
III THE INDICTMENT
91(56)
11 A Case of Life and Death
93(10)
12 Heads or Tails
103(9)
13 Queen of the Tombs
112(11)
14 The High Roller
123(11)
15 Klondike Willie
134(13)
IV THE TRIAL
147(62)
16 Corpus Delicti
149(11)
17 Covered in Blood
160(11)
18 Caught in the Headlight
171(13)
19 Scythe and Saw
184(11)
20 A Wonderful Murder
195(14)
v THE VERDICT
209(62)
21 Mrs. Nack's Office
211(11)
22 The Smoker to Sing Sing
222(11)
23 A Job for Smith and Jones
233(11)
24 A Story of Life in New York
244(10)
25 Carry Out Your Own Dead
254(17)
Epilogue: The Last Man Standing
267(4)
SOURCES
271(2)
Primary Sources 273(6)
Notes 279(36)
Acknowledgments 315(1)
Illustration Credits 316(1)
Index 317