Atticus Claw Hears a Roar

  With very best wishes,

  Elizabeth

  HRH Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

  About the Author

  Jennifer Gray is a barrister, so she knows how to spot a cat burglar when she sees one, especially when he’s a large tabby with a chewed ear and a handkerchief round his neck that says Atticus Claw. Jennifer’s other books include Guinea Pigs Online, a comedy series co-written with Amanda Swift and published by Quercus, and Chicken Mission, her new series for Faber. Jennifer lives in London and Scotland with her husband and four children, and, of course, Henry, a friendly but enigmatic cat.

  By the Same Author

  Copyright

  First published in 2016

  by Faber & Faber Ltd

  Bloomsbury House

  74–77 Great Russell Street

  London WC1B 3DA

  This ebook edition first published in 2016

  All rights reserved

  © Jennifer Gray, 2016

  Illustrations © Mark Ecob, 2016

  Cover design & illustration by Mecob

  Atticus illustration by Andrew Farley

  The right of Jennifer Gray to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with Section 77 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

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  ISBN 978–0–571–32179–7