Prologue : Mysterious bites
Cryptic insect : meet the bed bug
The fall : DDT and the slaying of the beast
The forgotten era : out of sight, out of mind
The return : a pyrethroid paradox
Annihilation : by any means necessary
Fear : when things go bite in the night
Money : the Wild West of the bed bug economy
Mysterious rash : the psychological toll of travel
The origin of a species : the bed bug's beginning
Epilogue : Horror, curiosity, and joy
Appendix 1. Brooke's bed bug guide
Appendix 2. Bed bug songs
Appendix 3. Bed bug literature
Appendix 4. Bed bug limericks.
