PROLOGUE
3
PART ONE COPS AND ROBBERS
Jake
9
Marcia
21
Sweet Loraine
34
The Letter
49
The Heist
65
Ben Small
74
The DeSorno Brothers Go to Phoenix
87
PART TWO GILLES AND JODIE JONES
The Thing and Zargon Ron
101
The Zargonian Game Plan
120
Betty Ann and the Princess Candy Kitchen
131
The Art of Bowling 135
A Night on the Town with Brenda and Gilles
148
Jones Family Mysteries and a Trip to the Windy City
167
Loft Living and Somnambulism
179
A Disappearance in the Heartland
186
PART THREE LIFE AND THE FINER ARTS
Miss Finney’s Christmas Eve
197
New Harmony in Indiana 206
Joan Cackley and the Rusty Nail Saloon
215
Mike’s Secret 233
The Accident 239
Christmas Eve at Helen’s 244
From Melons to Maui
248
The Return of Zargon Ron
261
