Table of Contents
Author's Note 1
1 A Walk in the Park 5
2 State of Shock 11
3 The Investigation 19
4 Taking the Blame 29
5 A Suitable Man 39
6 Strains of War 47
7 Cathedral City 55
8 A New Residence 63
9 "Sapienta et Veritas" 71
10 Family Secrets 77
11 Indissoluble Bond 89
12 Two Beautiful Daughters 95
13 Charles and Lance 105
14 Angelic Behaviour 117
15 The Temple in the Garden 123
16 Serious Trouble 133
17 A Lovely Remark 139
18 Hectic Nights 147
19 To Be Together Forever 151
20 No Ordinary Crime 159
21 The Only Possible Defence 167
22 A Crime in a Million 171
23 Dirty-Minded Girls 177
24 A Rare Form of Insanity 185
25 The Thing Called Bliss 191
26 Sleeping with Saints 203
27 "I See Nothing Insane..." 213
28 The Jury Retires 221
29 Her Majesty's Pleasure 227
30 The Presence of Evil 233
31 Life in Prison 243
32 A Difficult Year 251
33 A Fresh Start 257
34 Blighted Lives 267
35 A Secret Past 271
36 A Lesbian View 277
37 Stripped Naked 283
38 A Piece of Fiction 295
39 The Other Girl 301
40 What the Heck Was It? 309
41 Separate Lives 317
Epilogue 319
Select Bibliography 326
Acknowledgements 329
Index 331