Foreword --

Because it was there -- Bertie and the boat race -- Bertie and the fire brigade -- Case of the Easter bonnet -- Disposing of Mrs. Cronk -- Mighty hunter -- Murder in store -- Never a cross word -- Odstock curse -- A parrot is forever -- Passion killers -- Proof of the pudding -- Pushover -- Quiet please, we're rolling -- Wayzgoose -- Mystery novels and stories by Peter Lovesey, a checklist