"I couldn’t stop swishing my tail. I do that when I’m nervous: It’s a tic. I know that it looks unprofessional for an attorney, makes me a little less credible. The judge, moreover, was a vole—all but tail-less—and known to treat mice harshly for this sort of violation of decorum in his courtroom. Personally?I think he has tail envy. What did he wear when he was in the courtroom, after all: An electric blue, crushed velvet, waistcoat—with a tail!Ridiculous!"Meet Maurey Mouse . . . Prosecuting Attorney. Maurey's got bigger problems than a judgy judge to deal with: He has a murderer to bring to justice. And he's working on a short clock. "Animal Tails for Grownups" is a short collection of four vignettes that takes the reader inside the worlds of mice, dogs, cats, and horses. From your perspective, perhaps trapping and killing mice just makes you a responsible homeowner. As Maurey sees it? You're a genocideer! Dogs, cats, and horses? They have a bone or two to pick with humans as well.