Chapter I: A Russian Delilah 1

II AN INFAMOUS FEMALE POISONER 17

III BELLE STAR, THE GIRL BUSHRANGER 31

IV THE WOMAN WITH THE FATAL EYES 47

V MADAME RACHEL, THE BEAUTY SPECIALIST 63

VI THE MONTE CARLO TRUNK MURDERESS 79

VII MARTHA KUPFER, SWINDLER 95

VIII MADAME GUERIN, MATRIMONIAL AGENT 111

IX THE MURDER OF MADAME HOUET 125

X THE BOOTMAKER'S ROYAL WOOING 135

XI THE BOGUS SIR RICHARD DOUGLAS 147

XII THE ENTERPRISING MRS. CHADWICK 159

XIII THE MILLION DOLLAR RANCH GIRL 169

XIV JAMES GREENACRE 181

XV CATHERINE WILSON 197

XVI PIERRE VOIRBO 213

XVII EMANUEL BARTHÉLEMY 229

XVIII WILLIAM PARSONS 243

XIX ADAM WORTH 259

XX THE SECRET PRINCESS OF POSEN 275

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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MARIE TARNOWSKA ON TRIAL _Frontispiece_

MARIE TARNOWSKA ENTERING THE COURTHOUSE AT VENICE 14

"MADAME RACHEL" 64

MRS. CHADWICK 160

JAMES GREENACRE AND SARAH GALE 182

WILLIAM PARSONS 244

ADAM WORTH 260