![]() ![]() ![]() An abused woman hiding from a violent ex-husband doesn't have that many ways to disappear. Tracing Vicky and her 10-year-old son Angel isn't that difficult for Henry. His keen intelligence is matched by his vulnerability, in this case to the emotional demands placed on him by a sudden heart attack that leaves him wondering whether life is still worth living, and the news that his sister, a former nun, once had a daughter, who has been found and then lost again. Rios, a gay Hispanic lawyer, has been described as an "outsider" hero, dedicated to finding justice in a world where it seems to be a highly perishable commodity. The bad news, spelled out in the acknowledgments, is that "this book brings to an end this series of mysteries and my career as a mystery writer." If this is your first exposure to the author or his hero, you'll be as sorry to read the end note as Nava's justly deserved fan club. The good news is that Henry Rios, the hero of several of Michael Nava's earlier thrillers ( The Death of Friends, The Burning Plain) is back. ![]()
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