Cat In An Alien X-Ray

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

CAT IN AN ALIEN X-RAY

Copyright © 2013 by Carole Nelson Douglas

All rights reserved.

Cover art by Jo Tronc

Hand-lettering by Iskra Johnson

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Douglas, Carole Nelson.

Cat in an alien x-ray: a Midnight Louie Mystery / Carole Nelson Douglas. — 1st edition.

p. cm.

“A Tom Doherty Associates Book”

ISBN 978-0-7653-2748-2 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-4299-4409-0 (e-book)

1. Midnight Louie (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2. Barr, Temple (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 3. Women private investigators—Fiction. 4. Women cat owners—Fiction. 5. Cats—Fiction. I. Title.

PS3554.O8237C276998 2013

813'.54—dc23

2013006414

e-ISBN 9781429944090

First Edition: August 2013