The Vatican sends a trusted agent, Alejandro (Alex) Fuentes, to the American/Mexican border to determine the practicality of a proposed Papal visit. He is also tasked with-and distracted by-an investigation into the canonical legitimacy of a rogue priest. This brings with it the problems of several characters whose back stories are told in fascinating interludes. An adventure with them masquerading as illeg ...Täielik kirjeldus
The Vatican sends a trusted agent, Alejandro (Alex) Fuentes, to the American/Mexican border to determine the practicality of a proposed Papal visit. He is also tasked with-and distracted by-an investigation into the canonical legitimacy of a rogue priest. This brings with it the problems of several characters whose back stories are told in fascinating interludes. An adventure with them masquerading as illegals while making a traumatic border crossing changes everything but somehow changes nothing. The story dramatizes the complexities but doesn't take sides: the supposed bad are sometimes good; the supposed good are often bad. Everything, however-both the good and the bad-is leavened with generous sprinklings of humor and romance.