David Grann
The Devil and Sherlock Holmes
Introduction
Part One
Mysterious Circumstances
THE STRANGE DEATH OF A SHERLOCK HOLMES FANATIC
Trial by Fire
DID TEXAS EXECUTE AN INNOCENT MAN?
The Chameleon
THE MANY LIVES OF FRÉDÉRIC BOURDIN
True Crime
A POSTMODERN MURDER MYSTERY
Which Way Did He Run?
THE FIREMAN WHO FORGOT 9/11
Part Two
The Squid Hunter
CHASING THE SEA’S MOST ELUSIVE CREATURE
City of Water
CAN AN ANTIQUATED MAZE OF TUNNELS CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN NEW YORK?
The Old Man and the Gun
THE SECRETS OF A LEGENDARY STICKUP MAN
Stealing Time
WHY RICKEY HENDERSON WON’T GO HOME
Part Three
The Brand
THE RISE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PRISON GANG IN AMERICA
Crimetown, U.S.A.
THE CITY THAT FELL IN LOVE WITH THE MOB
Giving “The Devil” His Due
THE DEATH SQUAD REAL-ESTATE AGENT
LETTING TOTO SPEAK FOR TOTO
VOODOO PARAMILITARY
“FACIAL SCALPING”
GENERAL CONSTANT’S BOY
A MYSTERIOUS ESCAPE
THE PERFECT RECRUIT
THE BREAKUP
HOW TOTO GOT SPRUNG
A “TELL-ALL AUTOBIOGRAPHY”
A COURTHOUSE IN HAITI
THE VERDICT
AU REVOIR?
Author’s Note
Acknowledgments
David Grann