Rag and Bone (Henry Rios Mystery, #7) in Q&A with Josh Lanyon

Dec 06, 2011 Ije the Devourer of Books rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: my-exquisite-2014-reads

This is the last in the Henry Rios series and my favorite from the series because it is filled with hope.

Henry's near death experience kind of marks the death of his old life and all his losses and the beginning of the new. Now at the end of this fantastic series Henry for me has become a kind of 20th Century Job, who having lost everything begins life again with family, friends, love and a new opportunity.

Henry reunites with his sister who was distant before and the two of them begin a kind o This is the last in the Henry Rios series and my favorite from the series because it is filled with hope.

Henry's near death experience kind of marks the death of his old life and all his losses and the beginning of the new. Now at the end of this fantastic series Henry for me has become a kind of 20th Century Job, who having lost everything begins life again with family, friends, love and a new opportunity.

Henry reunites with his sister who was distant before and the two of them begin a kind of journey together of healing the past. Henry discovers he has a niece and she has a son who looks just like him. At his time of crisis he gets to learn and experience the love of his friends and he finds friendship and love with a new man. So there is hope on every side but also a mystery to solve as he finds himself defending his niece from murder charges. But both she and Angel his nephew are hiding something and it is something which could turn the case on its head.

I loved this. I loved the way in which we get to see Henry practicing law and the way in which he follows his gut instinct to find out what happened, all whilst recovering from a heart attack. At the beginning of the series Henry came across as quite lonely but here we get to see his friends and see that though things have been hard for him he has managed to develop relationships that sustain him. We also get to see Henry finding himself in his family.

The mystery was excellent with a few twists and turns, and secrets. Best of all is Henry's chance at finding new love which he thoroughly deserves and finding the love of his sister. Henry's court scenes were superb, his scenes with his sister touched my heart and his energy and determination were inspiring. It left me wishing for an uncle like Henry.

I will definitely read this book again. I think it is a fitting place to stop the series as well but I do wish there had been more. I like the sense of Henry finding life again after the losses of his previous loves and the darkness of the last book. Henry has come such a long way in his journey. I would have loved to see him as a judge.

An excellent finale for an excellent series. ...more

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Sep 11, 2014 Marge rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romance, mystery, m-m, hurt-comfort, historical, stars-5

I enjoy a well-told story with smart characters and a mystery that makes me think. And all of the previous books have been that. But they have all had characters with sad lives and very little happiness for anyone involved. Superbly written and realistic, but heart-wrenching.

Rag and Bone takes all the above and adds some likeable characters, a family drama, several people for Henry to love, and a developing romance between two men who act like adults. Okay, I'm a sap. Or maybe just a romantic. ...more

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Aug 05, 2017 Irina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-stars, gay, mystery, fiction, favourite-series, favourite-character, lawyer

This, without a doubt, is THE MUST READ BEFORE YOU DIE SERIES.

Henry Rios - I will miss you very much!

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Nov 11, 2013 Averin rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: mysteries, gay-romance

Worth waiting for, Henry's personal life nicely wrapped [referencing [book:The Little Death|17347222]'s Hugh Paris, it always seemed to me that Henry's feeling shouldn't have been despatched so quickly] up. I'm going to re-read the whole series when I'm not carrying 18 units. Nava has a beautiful way with words, proves why my creative writing professor said start with poetry and read it, too.

The mystery parts of his stories aren't always the best. The strength of the Henry Rios stories is how H ...more

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