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Verbrannte Erde (1997)

by Michael Nava(Favorite Author)

4.15 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

3886199401 (ISBN13: 9783886199402)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Argument/Ariadne

series

Henry Rios Mystery

review 1: This really well written book has a surprisingly low rating on GoodReads. I hadn't realised it was the second to last, not the second in this series about a gay laywer. It's set again in that tedious old LA, but Nava truly uses it as the Dante-an circle of hell, with unobstrusive but fitting imagery. An amazon review of an earlier book revealed that Nava or Henry Rios have serious top/bottom issues (and I fear papi/boy issues; both are a bit older than eg. Wilson and his Justice, whose third novel is most comparable to this one) and that the (deceased) partnership had been portrayed and ended frustratingly. In this book, there is basically no sex and a great lack of the small erotic glimpses of eg. Wilson or Lanyon. But there is realism in regards to emotions, human intera... morection and RL (power) politics, and while the one supernatural moment was unnecessary and I felt personally discriminated by some of the usual statements that only gay kids know certain things, the book is good, and the mystery is certainly not just the most solid but also best written of the various gay ones I've read, with personal risk and tension not letting up at the end.
review 2: Michael Nava wrote a series of legal/mystery novels featuring Henry Rios that are wonderful and then he quit. For years. And then last year he brought Henry back and again this year and I'm so glad. Henry is a lawyer in Los Angeles. He's Hispanic and he's gay and he's so very human. The Burning Plan centers around gay bashing but with a twist. The story is gripping and the characters are both real and fascinating. I sure hope Henry is back to stay. less

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