:Pious (novel)

{{short description|2010 novel by Kenn Bivins}}

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{{Infobox book |

| name = Pious

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| image = Pious first edition.jpg

| caption = First edition cover

| author = Kenn Bivins

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| cover_artist = Kenn Bivins

| country = USA

| language = English

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| genre = Suspense
tThriller

| publisher = Two Harbors Press

| release_date = October 1, 2010

| media_type = Print (paperback, ebook ebook)

| pages = 264 pp

| isbn = 1-936198-66-5

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Pious is a thriller novel by the American author Kenn Bivins, published in October 2010.{{Cite web |title=Pious |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34207321-pious |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Goodreads}} It chronicles the reactions of Carpious Mightson and his neighbors when a registered sex offender, Ian Kaplan, moves into the family-friendly neighborhood, Mechi Lane.

Carpious is an esteemed, charismatic leader in his community, but it is slowly revealed that there is a duality about him. He has a personal connection to Ian that he would prefer stays hidden.

Bivins delves into societal perceptions of sex offenders versus violent offenders and how it seems commonplace and accepted that sex-offenders cannot be rehabilitated. The overarching theme of the novel is forgiveness.{{Cite book |last=Bivins |first=Kenn |url=https://www.amazon.com/Pious-Kenn-Bivins/dp/1733374744 |title=Pious |date=2017-03-01 |publisher=Invisible Ennk Press |isbn=978-1-7333747-4-3}}