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Caputo knows how to set a scene and build tension through detail . . . . His prose is tough-minded but not without compassion, and he brings experience from one part of the world to another. --Seattle Times A work of genuine heft, Some Rise by Sin explores the search for meaning in a place where the stakes are highest and does so with unwavering focus. Caputo remains a master of his craft. --Booklist (starred review) Caputo's novel is one of action . . . . The overall lesson of the novel is a powerful one: economics trumps morality in shaping the fate of nations. --BookPage Couldn't be timelier. . . . Caputo is an acute observer of human disorder and disarray . . . . A compelling novel. --Kirkus Reviews Caputo skillfully brings to life the complex existential drama of [staying true to faith while living in a corrupt world]. Powerful and timely. --Library Journal A thought-provoking story . . . . Illuminate[s] the contradictions of human nature and the mysteries of faith. --Publishers Weekly A mighty narrative in a brutal land of old gods and new devils where darkness pierces the heart in an unholy war for souls. Beyond the realities of vicious narco-hombres, crooked good guys, innocents torn asunder and acts of selfless grace, Caputo reaches for a high moral compass not seen since Graham Greene's magnificent Mexico set classic, The Power And The Glory. --Thomas Sanchez, author of Mile Zero and Rabbit Boss

"""Caputo knows how to set a scene and build tension through detail . . . . His prose is tough-minded but not without compassion, and he brings experience from one part of the world to another."" --Seattle Times ""A work of genuine heft, Some Rise by Sin explores the search for meaning in a place where the stakes are highest and does so with unwavering focus. Caputo remains a master of his craft."" --Booklist (starred review) ""Caputo's novel is one of action . . . . The overall lesson of the novel is a powerful one: economics trumps morality in shaping the fate of nations."" --BookPage ""Couldn't be timelier. . . . Caputo is an acute observer of human disorder and disarray . . . . A compelling novel."" --Kirkus Reviews ""Caputo skillfully brings to life the complex existential drama of [staying true to faith while living in a corrupt world]. Powerful and timely."" --Library Journal ""A thought-provoking story . . . . Illuminate[s] the contradictions of human nature and the mysteries of faith."" --Publishers Weekly ""A mighty narrative in a brutal land of old gods and new devils where darkness pierces the heart in an unholy war for souls. Beyond the realities of vicious narco-hombres, crooked good guys, innocents torn asunder and acts of selfless grace, Caputo reaches for a high moral compass not seen since Graham Greene's magnificent Mexico set classic, The Power And The Glory."" --Thomas Sanchez, author of Mile Zero and Rabbit Boss"

Caputo knows how to set a scene and build tension through detail . . . . His prose is tough-minded but not without compassion, and he brings experience from one part of the world to another. --Seattle Times A work of genuine heft, Some Rise by Sin explores the search for meaning in a place where the stakes are highest and does so with unwavering focus. Caputo remains a master of his craft. --Booklist (starred review) Caputo's novel is one of action . . . . The overall lesson of the novel is a powerful one: economics trumps morality in shaping the fate of nations. --BookPage Couldn't be timelier. . . . Caputo is an acute observer of human disorder and disarray . . . . A compelling novel. --Kirkus Reviews Caputo skillfully brings to life the complex existential drama of [staying true to faith while living in a corrupt world]. Powerful and timely. --Library Journal A thought-provoking story . . . . Illuminate[s] the contradictions of human nature and the mysteries of faith. --Publishers Weekly A mighty narrative in a brutal land of old gods and new devils where darkness pierces the heart in an unholy war for souls. Beyond the realities of vicious narco-hombres, crooked good guys, innocents torn asunder and acts of selfless grace, Caputo reaches for a high moral compass not seen since Graham Greene's magnificent Mexico set classic, The Power And The Glory. --Thomas Sanchez, author of Mile Zero and Rabbit Boss

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Philip Caputo is an award-winning journalist--the cowinner of a Pulitzer Prize--and the author of many works of fiction and nonfiction, including A Rumor of War, one of the most highly praised books of the twentieth century. His novels include Acts of Faith, The Voyage, Horn of Africa, and Crossers. His last book, The Longest Road, was a New York Times bestseller. He and his wife, Leslie Ware, divide their time between Norwalk, Connecticut, and Patagonia, Arizona.

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