Copyright

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

This book was originally published as The Reluctant Reformer in 2002 by Dorchester Publishing Co., Inc.

Digital Edition JULY 2019 ISBN: 978-0-06-297180-7

Print Edition ISBN: 978-0-06-201979-0

Cover design by Patricia Barrow

Cover illustration by Victor Gadino

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