Table of Contents

* Murder in the Early Morning * Genesis * Feeling the Southern Earthquake from a Distance * A Large Cat Leaps Out of Alabama * Managing the Cat Out of the Bag * The Cat Slips Its Leash * The Cat Prowls * Life in the Party * Reactions to the Cats Violence * When the Biggest Cat Leaps Out of Prison * Fellow Travelers in the Lair * Keepers of the Lair * Cat in a Corner * Death and Its Aftermath * Afterword

About the Author

Hugh Pearson is currently an editorial page writer for The Wall Street Journal. His writing has also appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The New Republic, Essence, and other publications. A graduate of Brown University, he lives in New York City.