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When Supreme Court judge Chris Chandler is found dead in his chambers, his old friend, Henry Rios, a gay Mexican American criminal defense lawyer, investigates and finds that the man had a secret life.

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A strange, out-of-place supernatural moment kicks this one off. But overall, the pieces click together somewhat more neatly in this story.
This is easily the most suspenseful of the Michae Nava mysteries I've read. The crime is good, the whodunnit is good, but the path to clearing Rios' client's name is nearly brilliant. You know you're reading a good book when you want to reach into the pages and punch one of the characters (that flippen Detective-woman - growl)...!! Good page-turner indeed!!
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A very easy good read....i love books that are hard to put down, and this was one.....constant shifts in the revealed facts that make it suspenseful, and the courtroom portions are just as good as the rest....i think i enjoyed this the most of Nava's books so far.
Henry Rios is back, finally!! This is the fourth in this legal/mystery series that is really different and very good. (reviewed in 1996)

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Canonical title
The Death of Friends
Original publication date
1996
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Henry Rios

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LGBTQ+, Fiction and Literature, Mystery
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
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PS3564 .A8746 .D43Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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