Walkin' the Dog Hardcover - 1999

From the rear cover

"Socrates Fortlow, an ex-convict forced to define his own morality in a lawless world, confronts wrongs that most people would rather ignore and comes face-to-face with the most dangerous emotion: hope. It has been nine years since his release from prison, and he still makes his home in a two-room shack in a Watts alley. But he has a girlfriend now, a steady job, and he is even caring for a pet, the two-legged dog he calls Killer. These responsibilities make finding the right path even harder - especially when the police make Socrates their first suspect in every crime within six blocks."--BOOK JACKET. "In each chapter of Walkin' the Dog, Socrates challenges a different conundrum of modern life. In "Blue Lightning, " he is offered a better-paying job but has to consider whether the extra pay is worth the freedom he would have to give up. In "Promise, " he keeps a vow made long ago to a dying friend, and learns that a promise to one person can mean damage to another. In "Mookie Kid, " he gets a telephone and learns that the price of being able to reach others is that others can contact him - whether he wants to be reached or not."--BOOK JACKET. "Walkin' the Dog builds to a stunning climax as Socrates takes on a rogue cop who has terrorized his neighborhood."--BOOK JACKET.

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Citations

• Booklist, 07/01/1999, Page 1896
• Booklist Editors Choice/Adult, 01/01/2000, Page 817
• Emerge, 09/15/1999, Page 68
• Ingram Advance, 10/01/1999, Page 33
• Kirkus Reviews, 08/01/1999, Page 1159
• Library Journal, 08/01/1999, Page 141
• Library Journal Prepub Alert, 06/15/1999, Page 62
• New York Times, 11/07/1999, Page 9
• People Weekly, 11/01/1999, Page 60
• Publishers Weekly, 08/09/1999, Page 338