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Michael Nava

American author Michael Nava is best known for his groundbreaking Henry Rios mystery series, featuring a gay Latino lawyer. His work has earned multiple Lambda Literary Awards and critical acclaim. This page provides the Michael Nava books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1986Lay Your Sleeping Head / The Little DeathPOoTHRMB · 1Buy ↗
1988GoldenboyPOoTHRMB · 2Buy ↗
1990HowtownPOoTHRMB · 3Buy ↗
1992The Hidden LawPOoTHRMB · 4Buy ↗
1994Created EqualPOoNB · 1Buy ↗
1996The Death of FriendsPOoTHRMB · 5Buy ↗
1997Unlived LivesPOoSN · 1Buy ↗
1997The Burning PlainPOoTHRMB · 6Buy ↗
2001Rag and BonePOoTHRMB · 7Buy ↗
2014The City of PalacesPOoSN · 2Buy ↗
2017Street PeoplePOoSS · 1Buy ↗
2019Carved in BonePOoTHRMB · 8Buy ↗
2021Lies With ManPOoTHRMB · 9Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books1 book · 1994
01Created Equal1994Buy ↗
Publication Order of The Henry Rios Mysteries Books9 books · 1986–2021
01Lay Your Sleeping Head / The Little Death1986Buy ↗
02Goldenboy1988Buy ↗
03Howtown1990Buy ↗
04The Hidden Law1992Buy ↗
05The Death of Friends1996Buy ↗
06The Burning Plain1997Buy ↗
07Rag and Bone2001Buy ↗
08Carved in Bone2019Buy ↗
09Lies With Man2021Buy ↗
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas1 book · 2017
01Street People2017Buy ↗
Publication Order of Standalone Novels2 books · 1997–2014
01Unlived Lives1997Buy ↗
02The City of Palaces2014Buy ↗

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