Review: Sister J Sins Big Time as She kicks even bigger, badder, and meaner butts. You'll Have to see the story end!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 27, 2013
There are a few things you should know about this story.1. Steven Spielberg is a character in this story who plays himself.2. The author is a lawyer who can probably do this without the problems other authors would get into.3. With this Sister J story the series has developed legs. This is a series that could run for many titles.4. These two Sister J stories have formed a solid foundation that reminds me very much of an urban American version of Alexander Mccall Smith’s “THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY” series of books set in Botswana and featuring Precious Ramotswe -- a character who is just as interesting and quirky as Sister J – though in different ways.Smith is one of my all time favorite authors. I like all his books. We are both trained philosophers. So when I say Mr. Bell’s character set is similar to Mr. Smith’s I am looking at their quirkiness, intellectual integrity, and the abundant foundation each author provides to make their rather unbelievable character-set seem as real at the earth beneath them. There is also a universality to each character which would make them understandable throughout the world. I think Sister J would be loved and well understood in Japan.5. In this book, #2 of the ‘Force of Habit’ series, the ground is prepared to launch a series of full length novels. Perhaps two or three more novellas could produce a few more strong secondary characters to create a universe of players that would give the great Alexander Mccall Smith a run for his money! (At least with his detective series.)The story: Sister J has more troubles with her superiors; she kicks even bigger, badder, butts; and she faces ever greater danger. She has sins to confess this time that go well beyond breaking men’s fingers and arms. And, of course, what would a thriller like this be without a genuine cliff-hanger?No doubt about it, Sister J, "she bad".Now, everything would just be perfect if more novellas are on the way. I hope Mr. Bell won’t make me wait as long as Tony Hillerman always did!!!Five Stars!