Here is the second Father Black story, in which we see a crime of passion perpetrated against the good Satanic Private Investigator himself. When someone steals Father Black’s signed first edition of Joseph Conrad’s Victory at the Monstropolis Bibliophile Society, it could mean mayhem. Where to look, how to retrieve the book, and, most importantly, who should be brutally punished for this unforgivable crime?   Father Black: Black Mail ”The world is a bad dog. It will bite you if you give it a chance; but I think that here we can safely defy the fates.” (Joseph Conrad)   – Thank you, Father Black. I’ll deposit the money later today. You have been of great help. We stood up and shook hands. The man looked so sad. I couldn’t really blame him. A dark-haired, middle-aged man who had just received a bulging folder of incriminating evidence. I had taken secret pictures of his wife in intimate congress with one of his business partners. I knew immediately that...