Bandits

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Summary: Too much politics and religion
Review: The politics and religion are intrusive in a way that one doesn't expect from Elmore Leonard (who has written in a number of genres). I was reminded of Robert Stone's Flag for Sunrise which does the same politics and religion in Central America much better. I believe this was written a long time before Cat Chaser which covers the same political ground (but in the Dominican Republic, not Nicaragua). Good New Orleans atmosphere.

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Summary: Nice try but not good enough
Review: This book was a good read, but nothing special. Once done I did not feel satisfied. While reading it I was waiting for the ending that would just blow me away but the conclusion was not satisfying at all. The nun ( only by name ) never realy acted as a nun. She did not indulge us in her religious ways that would have created a better compliment to the theives. She was just as devious as the criminals themselves which did not make her nun character anything relevent. I will continue to read Leanord's books, hopefully they will end with more of a bang than this one