No Job for a Lady (39 page)

Thus we leave the largest part of the population of Mexico. Their condition is most touching. Homeless, poor, uncared for, untaught, they live and they die. They are worse off by thousands of times than were the slaves of the United States. Their lives are hopeless, and they know it. That they are capable of learning is proven by their work, and by their intelligence in other matters. They have a desire to gain book knowledge, or at least so says a servant who was taken from the streets, who now spends every nickel and every leisure moment in trying to learn wisdom from books.

F
ORGE
B
OOKS BY
C
AROL
M
C
C
LEARY

The Alchemy of Murder

The Illusion of Murder

The Formula for Murder

No Job for a Lady

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

CAROL M
C
CLEARY was born in Seoul, South Korea, and has lived in Japan, Hong Kong, and the Philippines. She now lives on Cape Cod in an antique house that is haunted by ghosts. McCleary is the author of
The Alchemy of Murder, The Illusion of Murder,
and
The Formula for Murder
. Visit Carol McCleary on the Web at
www.carolmccleary.com
.

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

NO JOB FOR A LADY

Copyright © 2014 by Carol McCleary

All rights reserved.

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ISBN 978-0-7653-3440-4 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-4668-1105-8 (e-book)

e-ISBN 9781466811058

First Edition: June 2014