The novel Las Almas traces the paths of characters on both sides of the U.S./Mexican border who are caught up in the currents of the drug war, some by choice, others by happenstance. The one common thread for all of them is that their lives collide in the fictional border community of Las Almas - and each pays a price for confronting the truth of the drug war.Las Almas' plot line is driven by three main elements that are the underpinnings of the war...