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Henry Rios, a Latino criminal‑defense lawyer, is driven to the brink by professional setbacks and personal turmoil. He meets a charismatic junkie who tells him a story of long‑ago family murders. Their erotic attraction sparks an obsession that ends when the man’s body is found on a California university campus, needle in his arm. Rejecting the overdose theory, Rios hunts the killer through San Francisco’s streets and Nob Hill estates, uncovering secrets tied to a legendary California fortune and the motive behind his lover’s death.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Crime Fiction/Noir
Authors: Michael Nava
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