Cat In A Leopard Spot

This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this novel are either fictitious or are used fictitiously.

CAT IN A LEOPARD SPOT

Copyright © 2001 by Carole Nelson Douglas

All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, or portions thereof, in any form.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Douglas, Carole Nelson.

Cat in a leopard spot: a Midnight Louie mystery / Carole Nelson Douglas.—1st ed.

p.cm.

“A Tom Doherty Associates book.”

ISBN: 978-0-312-85370-9

1. Midnight Louie (Fictitious character)—fiction. 2. Barr, Temple (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 3. Public relations consultants—Fiction. 4. Women cat owners—Fiction. 5. Las Vegas (Nev.)—Fiction. 6. Cats—Fiction. I. Title.

PS3554.O8237 C2765 2001

813'.54—dc21

00-047711