Stories
The book consisted of 9 stories:
- "Judith" aka "The Naughty Niece"
- "Iris" aka "The Old Routine"
- "Lida" aka "The Foolish Frail"
- "Jeannine" aka "The Lovely Sinner"
- "Lucia" aka "The Homecoming of Amadeo Urselli"
- "Teresa" aka "The Uncertain Widow"
- "Luella" aka "The Saint and the Double Badger"
- "Emily" aka "The Doodlebug"
- "Dawn" aka "The Darker Drink"
Early editions of the book use only the single female names for the titles of the different stories. Several stories were novelisations of radio show episodes.
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