The Devil to Pay

Nash Novak runs a coffee shop in Seattle. One day her shop burns down and the very same day she learns she has inherited a coffee plantation in Colombia. While the police suspects her of burning down her own shop, she flees to Colombia to visit the plantation. Turns out local gangsters has some interest in the plantation and Nash finds herself in a lot of trouble. Podrug has done his research and lots of historical detail lend some authenticity to the story, but also sometimes slow down the pace; it's a matter of taste if you think this is good or bad. I liked it most of the time. Sex is to be expected from a novel with Robbin's name on it, and this is no exception. However, the part where Nash tells about her first sexual experience at age 16 had absolutely nothing to do with the story and should have been edited out. Occasionally, some information is repeated and a good editor could have fixed this too. On the whole, however, "The Devil to Pay" is an entertaining novel and Podrug's description of a country controlled by drug lords like Pablo Escobar is fascinating. 4-