reticent

[James A. Landau <JJJRLandau@netscape.com>]

>From the recently published _The Mercedes Coffin_ by Faye Kellerman (New York: William Morrow (an imprint of HarperCollins), 2008, ISBN 978-0-06-122733-2) chapter 38 page 311:

"What if he holds all the purse strings and she knows he'd be reticent to hire a lawyer to defend her?"

The word the author aimed at and missed appears to be "reluctant".

           James A. Landau
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