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Chris Chandler, a closeted California Supreme Court justice and an old friend of Henry’s, has been murdered. The investigation is focused on Chris’s younger lover, Zack, who turns to Henry for help. Devastated by his friend’s death and traumatized by his own lover Josh’s rapid descent towards death from AIDS, Henry isn’t sure he wants to know what his investigation will ultimately reveal about Chris’s double life.
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Michael Nava is the author of seven Henry Rios novels, five of which (Goldenboy, Howtown, The Hidden Law, The Death of Friends, and Rag and Bone) have been Lambda Literary Award winners. He is an attorney in private practice in San Francisco.
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Best in the series so far!, Feb 14 2008
By NYC1982 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Death of Friends: A Henry Rios Mystery (Paperback)
This book - without a doubt - has been the best of Nava's works that I have read. I actually wish I could go back and lower the score I gave a few of his other books, if only to make this one stand out.I was a little worried when I picked this up since I felt The Hidden Law, his previous Rios novel, was disjointed and his weakest work to date. But the four-year hiatus obviously paid off as not only was the mystery substantially better, but Rios' personal struggles were fleshed out with great detail and care.
This was the first book of his I read to deal with the death of a loved one (I didn't read the first novel) and the relationships that get strained are captivating to follow. It also allows the mystery and Rios' personal life to join as one narrative, rather than two separate plots, as in the past. The story manages to keep your attention and throw surprises at you even up to the last page.
Nava also manages to connect you to the protagonist by letting you see all of his internal struggles/demons, but doesn't allow them to become overbearing and have the adverse effect of making Henry seem miserable (a balance I thought was lacking in the previous book).
If there is only one Michael Nava book you pick up, I would strongly recommend it be this one.
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Death of Friends, a Henry Rios Mystery, Jan 18 2008
By John Vermeer - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Death of Friends: A Henry Rios Mystery (Paperback)
Another satisfying Henry Rios mystery in Nava's wonderful legal sleuth series, this book tackles the thorny issue of being gay and commited to a set of human values which include love and honest connections to self and the real world, illustrating the tragedies which can befall us without them.As usual, Nava's book goes way beyond cheap thrills and leaves the reader reluctantly turning the last page and longing to hear more from him.
I've read the whole series and would recommend every title in it.
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Well written on many levels, Jan 23 2012
By Petronius - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Death of Friends: A Henry Rios Mystery (Paperback)
There are several story lines coursing through the book, each one alone makes the book and "can't put it down". Nava is gifted in writing a who-done-it, but even better in providing the gay philosophical nuances that give the story its depth. The total authenticity makes the book a great read.
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