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The Burning Plain

Michael Nava

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Description:Reviewers gave an extraordinary reception to Michael Nava's return to fiction in 1996 after a four-year absence: "The Death of Friends is a high-quality work of fiction that deserves to be widely discovered" (Chicago Tribune). "A beautifully executed novel, with a classic whodunit at its core, surprise twists, exquisite dialogue, unexpected characters and profound observations on modern life. Nava is part of a relatively new breed of writer-Mosley, Paretsky, Hillerman-who have broken through the limitations of the mystery genre" (San Francisco Chronicle).The hero of Nava's books, Henry Rios, is a gay Mexican- American lawyer whose strengths and weaknesses resonate deeply as he traverses the often daunting personal and public terrain of Los Angeles. In The Burning Plain, Rios successfully defends a young man accused of attempting to burglarize a movie director's house. When the man is found murdered several hours later, however, the case suddenly turns darker, and that terrain becomes a quicksand of blackmail, corruption, and cupidity-a quicksand which eventually threatens to engulf Rios himself.Filled with brilliantly evocative characters and prose that cuts like a knife, The Burning Plain is further proof that "if you haven't discovered Nava yet, an uncommonly rich experience awaits" (Kirkus Reviews).We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Burning Plain. To get started finding The Burning Plain, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 330

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Putnam Adult

Release: 1997

ISBN: FGCxAAAAIAAJ

Description: Reviewers gave an extraordinary reception to Michael Nava's return to fiction in 1996 after a four-year absence: "The Death of Friends is a high-quality work of fiction that deserves to be widely discovered" (Chicago Tribune). "A beautifully executed novel, with a classic whodunit at its core, surprise twists, exquisite dialogue, unexpected characters and profound observations on modern life. Nava is part of a relatively new breed of writer-Mosley, Paretsky, Hillerman-who have broken through the limitations of the mystery genre" (San Francisco Chronicle).The hero of Nava's books, Henry Rios, is a gay Mexican- American lawyer whose strengths and weaknesses resonate deeply as he traverses the often daunting personal and public terrain of Los Angeles. In The Burning Plain, Rios successfully defends a young man accused of attempting to burglarize a movie director's house. When the man is found murdered several hours later, however, the case suddenly turns darker, and that terrain becomes a quicksand of blackmail, corruption, and cupidity-a quicksand which eventually threatens to engulf Rios himself.Filled with brilliantly evocative characters and prose that cuts like a knife, The Burning Plain is further proof that "if you haven't discovered Nava yet, an uncommonly rich experience awaits" (Kirkus Reviews).We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Burning Plain. To get started finding The Burning Plain, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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