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A review by claudia_is_reading
Carved in Bone by Michael Nava
5.0
Another excellent novel by Michael Nava but that is no surprise.
Henry is sober now, albeit struggling, and working as an investigator in an insurance company when he is given Bill Ryan's policy, and from the beginning, we know something is not right.
There are two parallel stories here, both with the background of San Francisco just before and at the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, and it's sad and gritty and yet...
Bill's story is terrible, his adult life and his death a consequence of the hate he had to face as a teenager, his struggle coming from a deep conviction that he's not worthy of love. Nick is too young and too naive to be able to help him and thus all the elements for a tragedy are set.
Henry is a lot like Bill, and even as he is fighting to overcome his alcohol dependence, he still falls into self-destructive paths. But through his investigation on Bill's death and with Larry's help, he manages to understand this and stop. At least, for now.
The story is gripping, the writing superb, the mystery of Bill's death engaging, and even when this isn't a happy story, at all, it's a hopeful one, and I loved it.
Thom Rivera brings to life this book amazingly.
Henry is sober now, albeit struggling, and working as an investigator in an insurance company when he is given Bill Ryan's policy, and from the beginning, we know something is not right.
There are two parallel stories here, both with the background of San Francisco just before and at the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, and it's sad and gritty and yet...
Bill's story is terrible, his adult life and his death a consequence of the hate he had to face as a teenager, his struggle coming from a deep conviction that he's not worthy of love. Nick is too young and too naive to be able to help him and thus all the elements for a tragedy are set.
Henry is a lot like Bill, and even as he is fighting to overcome his alcohol dependence, he still falls into self-destructive paths. But through his investigation on Bill's death and with Larry's help, he manages to understand this and stop. At least, for now.
The story is gripping, the writing superb, the mystery of Bill's death engaging, and even when this isn't a happy story, at all, it's a hopeful one, and I loved it.
Thom Rivera brings to life this book amazingly.