The paperback edition of my latest novel, Some Rise By Sin, was officially released on May 8. Some Rise By Sin was named as a Southwest Book of the Year for 2017.
From the award citation: “In a small town in northern Sonora, a motorcycle-riding Franciscan priest and a female doctor grapple with the practical and moral ambiguities of a lawless world that blurs the lines between friend and foe, government and outlaw…Caputo succeeds in capturing both the desperate uncertainties of border life and the complex ethical issues at play in modern-day Mexico.”
Some other commentaries:
“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.” — The 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).
“A novel that couldn’t be more timely…Caputo is an acute observer of human disorder and disarray.” — Kirkus Reviews.
I am a Vietnam vet myself and when you have such intense experience at young age it tends to shape your thinking. Serving in Vietnam was the most out of character thing I have ever done. It tilted my world way out of orbit. Congrats on your new book.
I see Mr. Caputo is dealing with a world where the lines of morality have been made uncertain and it is hard to tell friend from foe. Is this a projection of the world of Vietnam onto the modern world?
Not exactly. It’s the world we live in.