Lawyer for the Cat, page 21
POETRY
Hearsay
Creed
About the Author
Lee Robinson is the author of Lawyer for the Dog. She practiced law for more than twenty years in Charleston, South Carolina, where she served as executive director of a legal services agency and later worked in private practice, concentrating on family law. She was elected the first female president of the Charleston Bar Association and received the Bar Association’s award for her work in public interest law. She lives on a small ranch in the Texas hill country. You can sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Acknowledgments
1. Let’s Start with the Dog
2. Trouble All Over It
3. He Doesn’t Get a Veto
4. Zooming Out
5. The Mess We Make of It
6. The Beatrice Box
7. Precious
8. It’s in My Blood
9. Encumbrances
10. Ladykiller
11. A Headache
12. Just a Little Trip
13. The Powers of Darkness
14. Can’t Get No Satisfaction
15. The Whole Truth
16. Maybe He’s the One
17. Then There’s Hope
18. What Were You Thinking?
19. The Human Parade
20. Simon
21. Going to the Dogs
22. Where’s Beatrice?
23. Making the Best of It
24. Trust Enforcer
25. A Spot of Blood
26. A Preponderance of the Evidence
27. Who Am I Saving It For?
28. Old Books and Candle Wax
29. Simon and Lila
30. Heart Trouble
31. For Old Times’ Sake
32. Watching the Tide Go Out
Also by Lee Robinson
About the Author
Copyright
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.
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First Edition: May 2016
Lee Robinson, Lawyer for the Cat
