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His debut novel, “The Undoing of Alejandro Velasco,” a contemporary mystery set amid the Mexican upper crust in the picturesque town of San Miguel de Allende, is out Thursday via Amazon Crossing.

The novel follows Julian as he visits the wealthy Velasco family in San Miguel de Allende with ulterior motives to slowly infiltrate their manicured lives.

He grew up visiting relatives in San Miguel de Allende — a town now heavily gentrified by American immigrants — wishing to one day film a project on its cobblestone streets.

After giving up the job of provincial, he served as a parish priest in San Miguel, received a doctorate in Germany and then returned to Buenos Aires, becoming archbishop in 1998 and a cardinal three years later, under Pope John Paul II.

You can get a pint of House of Lords lager for £4.30, for example, a pint of San Miguel for £5.25 or a small glass of Sauvignon Blanc for £5.60.