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The burning plain

Michael Nava

1997305 pagesabout 5–7 hours
1997
first published
  • 1997Putnam · 305 pages · ENGISBN 9780399143106
  • 1999Bantam Books · 413 pages · ENGISBN 9780553580853
  • 2004Alyson Books · 305 pages · ENGISBN 9781555838133
  • 2020Persigo Press · 461 pagesISBN 9781733392037

Still devastated by the death of Josh, Henry nonetheless falls for a young actor he successfully defended against burglary charges. When the young man is murdered after leaving Henry's house, Henry finds himself the target of a murder investigation. But the murders don't stop, and with his life in desperate danger, Henry follows the trail of evidence, ever upward to the top levels of Los Angeles politics and Hollywood power. 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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