The Little Death
by:
Michael Nava (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781555838300 (1555838308)
Publish date: October 1st 2003
Publisher: Alyson Books
Pages no: 168
Edition language: English
Series: Henry Rios Mystery (#1)
Subtle and perfect, with all the basics of a film noir, so just like a Raymond Chandler novel, there's no happily ever after.
A really interesting, and well done mystery. I really liked the atmosphere, and tone of the story. It was dark, gritty, and there was a good balance of motivations, and personalities in the story so it never felt like there were characters that were too good to believed or just plain pure evil eithe...
This was the opening bow for Henry Rios, Nava's lead character in his mystery/legal series featuring a lawyer with personal problems (booze, depression, life). In The Little Death, Rios is facing a cul-de-sac in his career as a public defendant. He meets Hugh Paris as his client and fall for him in ...
I'm a follower of Harry Bosch mystery and I have yet able to find a similar tone of crime/mystery series from other authors (duly noted, I have not tried many). I tried Robert Craise, but Elvis Cole doesn't feel like Harry. So I'm long to find a hero that feels "alone" but at the same time do his jo...
Rios is one seriously, hardcore mystery character. He is a burnt-out Latin, lawyer who is also gay. Nava's series is dark and brooding.
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