diff --git a/ui/src/components/contacts.rs b/ui/src/components/contacts.rs
index 1d91e878..4b50ae56 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/contacts.rs
+++ b/ui/src/components/contacts.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 
 use super::*;
 
+mod contact_list;
+
+pub use self::contact_list::*;
+
 macro_rules! write_field {
     ($title:expr, $value:expr, $target_grid:expr, $fg_color:expr, $bg_color:expr, $width:expr, $y:expr) => {{
         let (x, y) = write_string_to_grid(
@@ -43,9 +47,19 @@ macro_rules! write_field {
     }}
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+enum ViewMode {
+    ReadOnly,
+    Read,
+    Edit,
+    New,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ContactManager {
+    id: Uuid,
     pub card: Card,
+    mode: ViewMode,
     content: CellBuffer,
     dirty: bool,
     initialized: bool,
@@ -54,7 +68,9 @@ pub struct ContactManager {
 impl Default for ContactManager {
     fn default() -> Self {
         ContactManager {
+            id: Uuid::nil(),
             card: Card::new(),
+            mode: ViewMode::Read,
             content: CellBuffer::new(200, 100, Cell::with_char(' ')),
             dirty: true,
             initialized: false,
@@ -133,6 +149,16 @@ impl Component for ContactManager {
     }
 
     fn process_event(&mut self, event: &UIEvent, context: &mut Context) -> bool {
+        match event.event_type {
+            UIEventType::Input(Key::Char('\n')) => {
+                context.replies.push_back(UIEvent {
+                    id: 0,
+                    event_type: UIEventType::EntityKill(self.id),
+                });
+                return true;
+            },
+            _ => {},
+        }
         false
     }
 
@@ -145,6 +171,7 @@ impl Component for ContactManager {
         self.initialized = false;
     }
 
-    fn kill(&mut self, uuid: Uuid) {
+    fn set_id(&mut self, uuid: Uuid) {
+        self.id = uuid;
     }
 }
diff --git a/ui/src/components/contacts/contact_list.rs b/ui/src/components/contacts/contact_list.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73f8e743
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/components/contacts/contact_list.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+use super::*;
+
+const MAX_COLS: usize = 500;
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+enum ViewMode {
+    List,
+    View(Uuid),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct ContactList {
+    cursor_pos: usize,
+    new_cursor_pos: usize,
+    account_pos: usize,
+    length: usize,
+    content: CellBuffer,
+
+    uuid_positions: Vec<Uuid>,
+    
+    mode: ViewMode,
+    initialized: bool,
+    dirty: bool,
+    view: Option<Entity>,
+}
+
+impl Default for ContactList {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for ContactList {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "contacts")
+    }
+}
+
+impl ContactList {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let content = CellBuffer::new(0, 0, Cell::with_char(' '));
+        ContactList {
+            cursor_pos: 0,
+            new_cursor_pos: 0,
+            length: 0,
+            account_pos: 0,
+            uuid_positions: Vec::new(),
+            mode: ViewMode::List,
+            content,
+            initialized: false,
+            dirty: true,
+            view: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn initialize(&mut self, context: &mut Context) {
+        let account = &mut context.accounts[self.account_pos];
+        let book = &mut account.address_book;
+        self.content.resize(MAX_COLS, book.len(), Cell::with_char(' '));
+        eprintln!("{:?}", book);
+
+        self.uuid_positions.clear();
+        if self.uuid_positions.capacity() < book.len() {
+            self.uuid_positions.reserve(book.len()); 
+        }
+
+        for (i, c) in book.values().enumerate() {
+            self.uuid_positions.push(*c.uuid());
+            
+            write_string_to_grid(
+                c.email(),
+                &mut self.content,
+                Color::Default,
+                Color::Default,
+                ((0, i), (MAX_COLS - 1, book.len() - 1)),
+                false
+                );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Component for ContactList {
+    fn draw(&mut self, grid: &mut CellBuffer, area: Area, context: &mut Context) {
+        if !self.initialized {
+            self.initialize(context);
+            self.initialized = true;
+        }
+
+        if let Some(mgr) = self.view.as_mut() {
+            mgr.draw(grid, area, context);
+            self.dirty = false;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if self.dirty {
+            clear_area(grid, area);
+            copy_area(grid, &self.content, area, ((0, 0), (MAX_COLS - 1, self.content.size().1 - 1)));
+            context.dirty_areas.push_back(area);
+            self.dirty = false;
+        }
+    }
+    fn process_event(&mut self, event: &UIEvent, context: &mut Context) -> bool {
+        if let Some(ref mut v) = self.view {
+            if v.process_event(event, context) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        match event.event_type {
+            UIEventType::Input(Key::Char('e')) => {
+                let account = &mut context.accounts[self.account_pos];
+                let book = &mut account.address_book;
+                let card = book[&self.uuid_positions[self.cursor_pos]].clone();
+                let mut manager = ContactManager::default();
+                manager.card = card;
+
+
+
+                let entity = Entity::from(Box::new(manager));
+
+                self.mode = ViewMode::View(*entity.uuid());
+                self.view = Some(entity);
+                self.set_dirty();
+                
+                return true;
+            },
+            UIEventType::EntityKill(ref kill_id) if self.mode == ViewMode::View(*kill_id) => {
+                self.mode = ViewMode::List;
+                self.view.take();
+                self.set_dirty();
+                return true;
+
+            },
+            _ => {},
+        }
+        false
+    }
+    fn is_dirty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.dirty
+    }
+    fn set_dirty(&mut self) {
+        if let Some(p) = self.view.as_mut() {
+            p.set_dirty();
+        };
+        self.dirty = true;
+    }
+}