The Cat Sitter’s Pajamas

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.

A THOMAS DUNNE BOOK FOR MINOTAUR BOOKS.

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THE CAT SITTER’S PAJAMAS. Copyright © 2011 by Blaize Clement. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Clement, Blaize.

The cat sitter’s pajamas : a Dixie Hemingway mystery / Blaize Clement.—1st ed.

p. cm.

e-ISBN 9781429951142

1. Hemingway, Dixie (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2. Women detectives—Florida—Fiction. 3. Cats—Fiction. 4. Sarasota (Fla.)—Fiction. I. Title.

PS3603.L463C44 2012

813'.6—dc23 2011033143

First Edition: January 2012

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