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Howtown (Henry Rios Mystery, #3)

Michael Nava

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Jan 15, 2023 Meep rated it liked it

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A hard one to rate. It's good. Well written with mystery and tension. Depth. It fits it's time homophobia, racism, AIDS. Everything felt real.

I like Rios, he's a flawed but interesting character, good at heart.

But the theme of child molestation is a dark one. If it has to be included in fiction I want justice. Here it felt incidental to the main case.

It brings up an interesting debate of ethics. People should be held accountable for what they're guilty of. Of the main case the ...more

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Aug 03, 2013 Jordan Lombard rated it it was amazing

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My favorite of the Rios books so far.

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Jul 16, 2021 Allison rated it it was amazing

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This was outstanding. Unfortunately it isn't a romance which is what I was looking for, but I'm really glad I listened to it.

This is set in the 80s when HIV and AIDS was ravaging the gay community and has an important but seldom on-page character who is HIV positive. There is also off-page child molestation and discussion of it.

The mystery is fantastic, and I didn't see the twist until Henry revealed it. I enjoyed everything about the legal procedures and the investigation. I loved Henry. I wi ...more

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