The Burning Plain
Michael Nava has garnered critical and popular acclaim for his mystery stories featuring gay Mexican American detective/lawyer Henry Rios. In the 1996The Death of FriendsRios's best  friend was brutally murdered. InThe Burning Plain, Rios, still recovering from his loss, has taken up with a young man who is also murdered shortly after leaving his home. The police are initially suspicious of Rios, a situation that grows increasingly serious for him after two more young men are killed. Nava is an expert at combining plot and atmosphere,  suspense and politics. LikeP. D. JamesandCaleb Carr, Nava beautifully and thoughtfully  writes "thinking persons" mysteries.The Burning Plainis that rare book: a cunning mystery and a serious novel.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.