Review: Tough subject handled beautifully
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 7, 2013
The Nun and the Narc is a fast-paced adventrue set against the backdrop of the narcotics trade in a poor country where the bad guys really do run everything. It's heroine is a nun at the precipice of taking her final vows. The hero is a devil may care drug agent. The book is filled with many vivid secondary characters, particularly Rafael, a youngster standing at the crossroads of being lost forever to a life of crime. Castle's writing is smooth and polished, and the plot, one familiar, still moves in surprising ways. What I was most surprised at was the care and focus this author took with the nun's emotional struggle with the spiritual versus physical needs and wants. I really believed she wanted to become a nun and wed god, and I was convinced when she resolved the struggle that she'd done the right thing. This was a very absorbing read. I'll look forward to more from her.