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      The Hidden Law

      by Michael Nava
      Published
      Sep 1992
      Main Genre
      Law Enforcement Law Enforcement
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      185
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      Series
      A Henry Rios Mystery Book 4

      About This Book

      State Senator Gus Pena faces a murder conviction for killing a man while driving drunk. Even so, he still has his sights set on becoming mayor. And with his suave, slick demeanor, he's primed to pull it off--until someone guns him down in cold blood.

      With the Chicano community demanding justice, the LAPD arrests Michael Ruiz, a hot-tempered teen who had spat violent words about Pena while they both attended a drug rehab center. Believing in the troubled youth's innocence, lawyer Henry Rios takes the case, despite the fact that he's in the middle of a wrenching breakup with his HIV-positive lover, Josh.

      As his personal life unravels, and the cops and press rush to judgment on Ruiz, Rios penetrates the highly protected world of L.A. politics to ferret out a most unlikely killer....

      Series Placement

      Book 4
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      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      Romance Suspense

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      Contemporary Romance Law Enforcement

      Characters & Occupations

      LGBTQ

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