Goldenboy
By Michael Nava
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It’s a cause Henry Rios can’t resist: defending a young gay man on trial for killing the coworker who threatened to out him. Jim Pears is charged with first-degree murder; Pears says he’s innocent but the evidence is damning. Pears was found covered in the victim’s blood and with the murder weapon in his hand. But nothing about the People v. Jim Pears is what it seems.
Rios is asked to join the case because he knows first-hand the pressures and threats that come with being gay in 1980s California. In the midst of one of the most complex trials of his career, Rios meets and falls in love with Josh Mandel, the prosecutor’s star witness. For this defense attorney, fighting for justice has never been more personal. And the stakes are no less than life and death.
Goldenboy is the second book in the Henry Rios mystery series, which also includes The Little Death and Howtown.
Michael Nava
Michael Nava is the author of an acclaimed series of seven crime novels featuring gay, Mexican-American criminal defense lawyer Henry Rios. The Rios novels have won seven Lambda Literary awards and Nava was called by the New York Times, “one of our best.” In 2001, he was awarded the Publishing Triangle’s Bill Whitehead Lifetime Achievement Award in LGBT Literature. A native Californian and the grandson of Mexican immigrants, he divides his time between San Francisco and Palm Springs.
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Reviews for Goldenboy
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Teenage Jim Pears is accused of murdering a fellow busboy at the restaurant where they both worked, the evidence seems pretty conclusive. But when openly gay lawyer Henry Rios is called in to defend Jim he discovers a complex web of clues, and too many people who seem happy for Jim to take the wrap regardless.Away from his home patch and mixing with the Hollywood set who are financing Jim's defence Henry finds himself propositioned by handsome actors, agents and others; and from amongst those he meets in his investigations he does find a young man who steals his heart, but perhaps not the most obvious contender.Goldenboy is the second in the of Michael Nava's Henry Rios mysteries, and it lives up to the promise of the first, The Little Death. It is a gripping and well constructed story that keeps one guessing to the end, but it has the added interest of Henry Rios and his hope of finding someone to love, making this a very appealing read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5As much a chronicle of LA at the height of the AIDS epidemic in the Gay community (when it was a death sentence) as a mystery. There is also a little romance tucked in here. This is the second book in a series with lawyer/investigator Henry Rios. In addition to being a lawyer, and being Gay, Henry is a theater buff, a recovering alcoholic, a dedicated friend, an engaged if cautious lover, and most importantly a person of integrity. I am looking forward to checking out the other six volumes.