WHY to give up a career as a MYSTERY writer?!Įmotions aside, I LOVE Henry Rios and I love Michael Nava's writing. Well, Henry got his happy ending, but there are many other UNHAPPY PIs, lawyers and UNSOLVED cases around there. "THIS BOOK BRINGS TO an end this series of mysteries and my career as a mystery writer." A possible judgeship and a new love give him hope for the future in this stellar conclusion to the acclaimed Henry Rios series, about love, loss, and the enduring power of family. As he fights for a niece he never knew he had, he must also combat the ever-present shadow of his own mortality and the truth about his past. Rios’s search for the facts leads him into a thicket of secrets and lies.
Rios doesn’t believe her confession, though, and finds evidence that suggests she’s innocent. The girl, Vicky, grew up in foster homes, but now seeks out Elena for help escaping an abusive husband.ĭespite Elena and Rios’s efforts, Vicky returns to her husband-but not long after, he’s shot dead in a motel room and Vicky claims to have blown him away.
But Elena has an extra surprise for Rios: Thirty years ago, when she was in college, she had a baby and gave her up for adoption. While he recovers, his sister, Elena, stays with him at the hospital, and they begin to repair their strained relationship, finally airing their thoughts and regrets about their childhood in an abusive home. Henry Rios was dead for fifty-seven seconds when he suffered a heart attack in the courtroom. In Michael Nava’s final Henry Rios mystery, the Latino lawyer faces his most daunting personal and professional challenges as he comes to terms with his past-and a cache of family secrets
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