The burning plain

Henry Rios has not recovered from losing Josh. Even so, he becomes drawn to a young actor whose burglary case Henry had won. After the actor is killed on the night he leaves Henry's home, Henry is suddenly the suspect. More deaths follow, and as danger closes in, Henry pursues the clues through the highest circles of Los Angeles politics and the entertainment industry.

The Burning Plain is part of Michael Nava's Henry Rios series, a run of seven novels about the gay Latino defense attorney. Five of the books, including Goldenboy, Howtown, The Hidden Law, The Death of Friends and Rag and Bone, have received Lambda Literary Awards. Nava practices law in San Francisco.