The Henry Rios Mysteries Series by Michael Nava

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  • The Little Death (The Henry Rios Mysteries #1)
    #1

    The Little Death (The Henry Rios Mysteries #1)

    Michael Nava

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 1986

    Henry Rios meets Hugh Paris when Paris is arrested for drug possession and being high on PCP. A burnt-out public defender battling alcoholism, Rios has reached a crossroads in his life. While interviewing Paris in jail, Rios goes through the motions, but notices that Paris is far more polished and well-off than the usual drug suspects. Paris is mysteriously bailed out—but a few weeks later, he turns up on Rios’s doorstep... more

  • Goldenboy (The Henry Rios Mysteries #2)
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    Goldenboy (The Henry Rios Mysteries #2)

    Michael Nava

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 1988

    In his latest case, Henry Rios may have something few defense attorneys ever experience: a truly innocent clientIt’s a cause Henry Rios can’t resist: defending a young gay man on trial for killing the coworker who threatened to out him. Jim Pears is charged with first-degree murder; Pears says he’s innocent but the evidence is damning. Pears was found covered in the victim’s blood and with the murder weapon in his hand. But nothing about the People v. Jim Pears is what it seems... more

  • Howtown (The Henry Rios Mysteries #3)
    #3

    Howtown (The Henry Rios Mysteries #3)

    Michael Nava

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2003

    Winner of six Lambda Literary awards, the Henry Rios mystery series is iconic and Michael Nava has been hailed by the New York Times as "one of our best" crime writers. Upon its original publication, the Los Angeles Times said of Howtown and its author: "Nava's mysteries are faithful to the conventions of the genre, but they are set apart by their insight, compassion, and sense of social justice.... Howtown is Nava's bravest and most ambitious novel to date... more

  • The Hidden Law (The Henry Rios Mysteries #4)
    #4

    The Hidden Law (The Henry Rios Mysteries #4)

    Michael Nava

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2019

    Winner of six Lambda Literary awards, the Henry Rios mystery series is iconic. In The Hidden Law, Rios delves deeply into his Latino identity as he defends a young man charged with assassinating a prominent Los Angeles Latino politician.

  • The Death of Friends (The Henry Rios Mysteries #5)
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    The Death of Friends (The Henry Rios Mysteries #5)

    Michael Nava

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2019

    Winner of six Lambda Literary awards, the Henry Rios mystery series is iconic. Originally published during the darkest years of the AIDS epidemic in the gay community, The Death of Friends received extraordinary praise both as a mystery and an eloquent work of witness.

  • The Burning Plain (The Henry Rios Mysteries #6)
    #6

    The Burning Plain (The Henry Rios Mysteries #6)

    Michael Nava

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 1997

    Gay Mexican American lawyer Henry Rios has fought bigotry and prejudice, battled alcoholism, and watched his lover die from AIDS. In The Burning Plain, he's wrongly accused of murder after a male prostitute he spent an evening with is savagely murdered... more

  • Rag and Bone (The Henry Rios Mysteries #7)
    #7

    Rag and Bone (The Henry Rios Mysteries #7)

    Michael Nava

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2001

    One of the most highly acclaimed writers in the mystery genre "explores new emotional depths" in this last Henry Rios novel. The gay Mexican-American attorney, after the loss of his lover, must face his own mortality while recovering from a heart attack-and reach out to a family he didn't know he had. "For more years than we've noticed, Michael Nava has been creating an intricate series of fictions about Henry Rios...to give voice to the voiceless, the outsiders.. more

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