CONTENTS

Placid Fields. 6

Mopping Up. 10

A Long Time to Dawn. 20

Home Again. 26

A Beggar Man, A Thief 31

The Maze. 37

Unnecessary Evils. 45

Evil Visions, Evil Deeds. 50

Professionals. 55

What the Shadows Say. 63

Mortality. 71

The Stooge’s Stooge. 79

To Capture a Soul 84

A Good Day to Die. 91

Scramble. 100

Mentor 104

Reflections on the Water 110

Sorrow and Divine Joy. 116

I Telled Ye So. 122

Pikel Bait 127

Striking Back. 130

An Offer He Couldn’t Refuse. 136

Layers of Treachery. 141