There are only 22 stories in this book: JOHN D. MacDONALD— Funny the Way Things Work Out JAMES M. ULLMAN—The Happy Days Club L. E. BEHNEY—Tales From Home MICHAEL GILBERT—The Future of the Service GEORGE SUMNER ALBEE—Foreign Agent HELEN NIELSEN—Death Scene ROY VICKERS—The Color of Truth BORDEN DEAL—Cop FLETCHER FLORA—Mrs. Dearly’s Special Day AVRAM DAVIDSON—Blood Money WILLIAM O’FARRELL—Paper for Mr. Wurley NORMAN DANIELS—A Funeral for Patrolman Cameron HUGH PENTECOST—In the Middle of Nowhere VICTOR CANNING—Flint’s Diamonds HELEN McCLOY—Number Ten Q Street JOHN REESE—Hearing Is Believing HOLLY ROTH—A Sense of Dynasty EDWARD D. HOCH—I'd Know You Anywhere GERALD KERSH—The Persian Bedspread FRED A. RODEWALD & J. F. PEIRCE—The Man Who Was a Station Wagon LAWRENCE TREAT—L As in Loot STANLEY ELLIN—The Crime of Ezechiele Coen