“ Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought or action is without its effects, present or ultimate, seen or unseen, felt or unfelt. ” ― Norman Cousins
First published by St. Martin’s in 1986, Blackbird is a funny, moving, gay coming-of-age novel about growing up black and gay in Southern California. The lead character, Johnnie Ray Rousseau, is a high school student upset at losing the lead role in the
Attorney Henry Rios fights for his freedom and his life when a homophobic serial killer targets gay men in Los AngelesDefense attorney Henry Rios knows how the system can be weighted against you . . . especially if you’re gay. His worst nightmare become
When a judge leading a double life is murdered, Henry Rios comes to the controversial defense of the prime suspectChris Chandler, a long-married California state superior court judge and family man, has been found dead in his chambers—beaten to death wi
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 c
The fourth novel in Michael Nava’s award-winning series takes Henry Rios back to his roots when he defends a Latino teenager accused of murderState senator and mayoral hopeful Gus Peña has been gunned down in the parking lot of a restaurant in East Los
A controversial case brings lawyer Henry Rios back home to Oakland—and into the sights of a stone-cold killerIt’s been almost a decade since Henry Rios has seen his sister, Elena. A troubled family history has left them both with unhappy memories. But
In Michael Nava’s final Henry Rios mystery, the Latino lawyer faces his most daunting personal and professional challenges as he comes to terms with his past—and a cache of family secretsHenry Rios was dead for fifty-seven seconds when he suffered a h
In the years before the Mexican Revolution, Mexico is ruled by a tiny elite that apes European culture, grows rich from foreign investment, and prizes racial purity. The vast majority of Mexicans, who are native or of mixed native and Spanish blood, are p