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New York Times bestselling author Philip Caputo tells the story of a Franciscan priest struggling to walk a moral path through the shifting and fatal realities of an isolated Mexican village

The Mexican village of San Patricio is being menaced by a bizarre, cultish drug cartel infamous for its brutality. As the townspeople try to defend themselves by forming a vigilante group, the Mexican army and police have their own ways of fighting back. Into this volatile mix of forces for good and evil (and sometimes both) steps an unlikely broker for peace: Timothy Riordan, an American missionary priest who must decide whether to betray his vows to stop the unspeakable violence and help the people he has pledged to protect.

Riordans fellow expatriate Lisette Moreno serves the region in a different way, as a doctor who makes house calls to impoverished settlements, advocating modern medicine to a traditional society wary of outsiders. To gain acceptance, she must keep secret her rocky love affair with artist Pamela Childress, whose troubled emotions lead Moreno to question their relationship.

Together, Lisette and Riordan tend to their community. But when Riordan oversteps the bounds of his position, his personal crisis echoes the impossible choices facing a nation beset by instability and bloodshed.

Based on actual events, propelled by moral conflict, and animated by a keen and discerning sensibility, Some Rise by Sin demonstrates yet again Philip Caputos generous and insightful gifts as a storyteller.

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A work of genuine heft explores the search for meaning in a place where the stakes are highest from a Pulitzer prizewinning master of his craft. Booklist, starred review

The Mexican village of San Patricio is being menaced by a bizarre, cultish drug cartel infamous for its brutality. As the townspeople try to defend themselves by forming a vigilante group, the Mexican army and police have their own ways of fighting back. Into this volatile mix of forces for good and evil steps an unlikely broker for peace: Timothy Riordan, an American missionary priest who must decide whether to betray his vows to stop the unspeakable violence and help the people he has pledged to protect.

Riordans fellow expatriate Lisette Moreno serves the region in a different way, as a doctor who makes house calls to impoverished settlements, advocating modern medicine to a traditional society wary of outsiders. To gain acceptance, she must keep secret her rocky love affair with artist Pamela Childress. Together, Lisette and Riordan tend to their community. But when Riordan oversteps the bounds of his position, his personal crisis echoes the impossible choices facing a nation beset by instability and bloodshed.

Based on actual events, Some Rise by Sin demonstrates yet again Philip Caputos insightful gifts as a storyteller.

Caputo knows how to set a scene and build tension through detail. . . . His prose is tough-minded but not without compassion. Seattle Times

A compelling novel. Kirkus Reviews

Thought-provoking. Publishers Weekly

A mighty narrative . . . Caputo reaches for a high moral compass not seen since Graham Greenes magnificent . . . classic, The Power And The Glory. ?Thomas Sanchez, author of Mile Zero and Rabbit Boss

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"A work of genuine heft explores the search for meaning in a place where the stakes are highest" from a Pulitzer prizewinning "master of his craft." Booklist, starred review

The Mexican village of San Patricio is being menaced by a bizarre, cultish drug cartel infamous for its brutality. As the townspeople try to defend themselves by forming a vigilante group, the Mexican army and police have their own ways of fighting back. Into this volatile mix of forces for good and evil steps an unlikely broker for peace: Timothy Riordan, an American missionary priest who must decide whether to betray his vows to stop the unspeakable violence and help the people he has pledged to protect.

Riordans fellow expatriate Lisette Moreno serves the region in a different way, as a doctor who makes "house calls" to impoverished settlements, advocating modern medicine to a traditional society wary of outsiders. To gain acceptance, she must keep secret her rocky love affair with artist Pamela Childress. Together, Lisette and Riordan tend to their community. But when Riordan oversteps the bounds of his position, his personal crisis echoes the impossible choices facing a nation beset by instability and bloodshed.

Based on actual events, Some Rise by Sin demonstrates yet again Philip Caputos insightful gifts as a storyteller.

"Caputo knows how to set a scene and build tension through detail. . . . His prose is tough-minded but not without compassion." Seattle Times
"A compelling novel." Kirkus Reviews
"Thought-provoking." Publishers Weekly
"A mighty narrative . . . Caputo reaches for a high moral compass not seen since Graham Greenes magnificent . . . classic, The Power And The Glory." ?Thomas Sanchez, author of Mile Zero and Rabbit Boss

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Some Rise by Sin

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