The collection usually presents the stories in reverse chronological order • "
The End of the Party" (1929) • "The Second Death" (1929) • "
Proof Positive" (1930) • "
I Spy" (1930) • "
A Day Saved" (1935) • "
Jubilee" (1936) • "
Brother" (1936) • "
A Chance for Mr Lever" (1936) • "
The Basement Room" (1936) (adapted by the author as
The Fallen Idol, a film directed by
Carol Reed) • "
The Innocent" (1937) • "
A Drive in the Country" (1937) • "
Across the Bridge" (1938) (made into
a 1957 film starring
Rod Steiger) • "
A Little Place off the Edgware Road" (1939) • "The Case for the Defence" (1939) • "
Alas, Poor Maling" (1940) • "
Men at Work" (1940) • "
Greek Meets Greek" (1941) • "
The Hint of an Explanation" (1948) • "
The Blue Film" (1954) • "
Special Duties" (1954) • "
The Destructors" (1954) ==References==