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The hidden law / Michael Nava.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nava, Michael.
- Series:
- The Henry Rios Mysteries
- Latino literature
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Attorney and client--Fiction.
- Attorney and client.
- Gay men--Fiction.
- Gay men.
- Mexican Americans--Fiction.
- Mexican Americans.
- Rios, Henry (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
- Rios, Henry (Fictitious character).
- Trials (Murder)--Fiction.
- Trials (Murder).
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--Fiction.
- Los Angeles (Calif.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 p. ; 22 cm.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : HarperCollins, c1992.
- Summary:
- 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 murder State senator and mayoral hopeful Gus Peña has been gunned down in the parking lot of a restaurant in East Los Angeles. When Chicano teen and ex-gang member Michael Ruiz is arrested for the murder, Henry Rios takes the case. It's a tough road: As Rios endures a painful break-up with his HIV-positive partner, Josh, Ruiz refuses to help Rios in his defense. But Rios finds inconsistencies in the kid's story, and is sure Ruiz is covering for the real killer. Peña had a lot of enemies. As Rios tries to build the case for a different killer, he descends into the dark underbelly of Los Angeles-a hotbed of vice and corruption. Caught between his powerful connection to both suspect and victim, Rios races to prevent a terrible failure of justice. The Hidden Law is the fourth book in the Henry Rios mystery series, which begins with The Little Death and Goldenboy.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Chapter Six
- Chapter Seven
- Chapter Eight
- Chapter Nine
- Chapter Ten
- Chapter Eleven
- Chapter Twelve
- Chapter Thirteen
- Chapter Fourteen
- Chapter Fifteen
- Chapter Sixteen
- Chapter Seventeen
- Chapter Eighteen
- Chapter Nineteen
- Chapter Twenty
- Chapter Twenty-One
- Acknowledgments
- Preview: The Death of Friends
- Copyright.
- ISBN:
- 1-4532-9772-3
- OCLC:
- 181812911
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