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Michael Nava
(b.1954)Michael Nava is the author of a groundbreaking series of seven novels featuring a gay, Latino criminal defense lawyer Henry Rios. Nava is a six-time recipient of the Lambda Literary Award in the mystery category, as well as the Bill Whitehead Lifetime Achievement Award for gay and lesbian literature.
He is currently at work on a series of historical novels set in Mexico, the Arizona-Mexican border and Hollywood between 1895 and 1929.
He is currently at work on a series of historical novels set in Mexico, the Arizona-Mexican border and Hollywood between 1895 and 1929.
Genres: Mystery
Series
Henry Rios Mysteries
1. The Little Death (1986)
aka Lay Your Sleeping Head
2. Goldenboy (1988)
aka Carved in Bone
3. Lies With Man (2021)
4. Howtown (1990)
5. The Hidden Law (1992)
6. The Death of Friends (1996)
7. The Burning Plain (1997)
8. Rag and Bone (2001)
1. The Little Death (1986)
aka Lay Your Sleeping Head
2. Goldenboy (1988)
aka Carved in Bone
3. Lies With Man (2021)
4. Howtown (1990)
5. The Hidden Law (1992)
6. The Death of Friends (1996)
7. The Burning Plain (1997)
8. Rag and Bone (2001)
Novels
Novellas and Short Stories
Anthologies edited
Non fiction show
Books containing stories by Michael Nava
The Letter Q (2012)
Queer Writers' Notes to Their Younger Selves
edited by
James Lecesne and Sarah Moon
Michael Nava recommends
All We Hide (2026)
Robyn Gigl
"The first thing you need to know about All We Hide is that it will likely be the best work of crime fiction you will read this year. Robyn Gigl deploys one of the classic tropes of noir - the outsider protagonist who takes on a murder investigation no one wants investigated - and spins a complex tale whose twists and turns ultimately braid together two seemingly unrelated story lines in an unexpected but satisfying conclusion. But beyond the intricate plotting, the superb characterizations and fine writing is a deeper story that could not be more timely or more affecting in the dark age through which we as a society are passing. For the protagonist of this tale, District Attorney Investigator Lieutenant Lauren Kelly, is a transgender woman. Her late-in-life transition has earned her the brutal contempt of her law enforcement colleagues and a difficult relationship with the ex-wife she still loves and the teen-age daughter she adores, but she, despite the relentless hostility she encounters, remains committed to the choice she made to become her authentic self. Lauren Kelly is dogged, courageous, and compassionate, an unambiguous hero, not only for what she does but for who she is. She and her creator deserve to be celebrated. All We Hide is not only a masterful work of crime fiction but a document of social justice."
The Savage Kind (2021)
(Nightingale Trilogy, book 1)
John Copenhaver
"Fans like me of John Copenhaver’s debut novel Dodging and Burning will be thrilled with The Savage Kind which, like its predecessor, wraps a page-turning story in elegant prose. Once again, in Judy and Philippa, he has created compelling and morally complex characters who are both appealing and appalling. The Savage Kind is an exciting and riveting tale told by one of crime fiction’s emerging talents."
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