Preface........................................................................................ 3
A Policeman’s Best Friend........................................................... 5
The Invisible Cyclist................................................................... 10
Mr Sayed Sadha’s Carpet Emporium & Oriental Bazaar......18
A Metropolitan Mystery Tour................................................... 25
On the Other Side of the Street................................................ 33
The Royal Parks Policeman or The One That Got Away...... 37
The St. Pancras Pantomime...................................................... 41
The Columbo of Kensington...................................................... 44
The Earls Court Hue & Cry.........................................................48
A Crime-Fighter’s Career........................................................... 51
Human Nature........................................................................... 57
What’s in a Name?.................................................................... 64
A Twist of Fate........................................................................... 67
In Coram’s Fields....................................................................... 73
A Tabloid Tale............................................................................ 76
Given A Chance......................................................................... 84
Operation Seaside..................................................................... 90
On Interviewing Considered as One of the Fine Arts.......102
Pandora’s Box.......................................................................... 108
A Bad Business in Brighton....................................................117
Cards, Capers and Collections................................................123
Curlers..................................................................................... 133
Colwyn Bay Calling.................................................................. 139
The Grand Piano...................................................................... 146
The Good Samaritans.............................................................. 153
Archie and the Cricket.............................................................157
Gorilla Tactics.......................................................................... 161
The London Village of Melsham (Part 1)............................166
The London Village of Melsham (Part 2)............................172
The London Village of Melsham (Part 3)............................177
The London Village of Melsham (Part 0)............................184
A Visit to Melsham................................................................. 189