11 Best queer books like Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2) by Michael Nava

Cover of Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2) by Michael Nava

Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2)

By: Michael Nava

4.51

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

Was Bill Ryan's death an accident? Henry Rios has his doubts. The first new Henry Rios novel in 20…

"Your mind lives in fear and regret but your body can only live right now, in this moment. So, take some deep breaths and live in your body. It's a safer place to be than in your head."

-Michael Nava, Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2)

"Your mind lives in fear and regret but your body can only live right now, in this moment. So, take some deep breaths and live in your body. It's a safer place to be than in your head."

-Michael Nava, Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2)

If you liked the queer plot in Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2) by Michael Nava , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of Three Nick Nowak Mysteries (Boystown #1) by Marshall Thornton

1. Three Nick Nowak Mysteries (Boystown #1)

By: Marshall Thornton

3.86

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

Finalist for the Lambda Award in Gay Mystery, Boystown: Three Nick Nowak Mysteries takes place in C… read more

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  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Lies That Bind (Boystown #8) by Marshall Thornton

2. The Lies That Bind (Boystown #8)

By: Marshall Thornton

4.50

Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition

The eighth book of the best-selling Boystown Mystery Series begins with a phone call in the middle … read more

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  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • queer
"I’m not as Catholic as I used to be. I find that I can’t believe in a God who would punish anyone for the way he made them. A God who punishes is something mankind created as a way to hurt and contro…"

-Marshall Thornton, The Lies That Bind (Boystown #8)

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3. A Time For Secrets (Boystown #4)

By: Marshall Thornton

3.50

Format: None pages,

In the first full-length novel of the Boystown series, it's late summer 1982 and private detective … read more

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  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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4. Troublemaker (Dave Brandstetter, #3)

By: Joseph Hansen

3.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

Who killed gay bar owner and all-around nice guy Rick Wendell? Was it Larry Johns, the attractive y… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Hansen's Troublemaker (Dave Brandstetter, #3) book and Michael Nava's Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2)

  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • queer

5. Bloodlines (Boystown #7)

By: Marshall Thornton

3.65

Format: 304 pages,

WINNER LAMBDA AWARD GAY MYSTERY In the seventh book of the best-selling Boystown Mystery series, Pr… read more

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6. The Man Everybody Was Afraid Of (Dave Brandstetter, #4)

By: Joseph Hansen

4.75

Format: 140 pages,

In the small town of La Caleta, Dave Brandstetter investigates the murder of a very unpopular cop W… read more

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7. From the Ashes (Boystown #6)

By: Marshall Thornton

3.19

Format: None pages,

It's winter 1984. Private Investigator Nick Nowak has allowed his life to fall to pieces: He's stop… read more

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8. Three More Nick Nowak Mysteries (Boystown #2)

By: Marshall Thornton

4.03

Format: None pages,

In the second Boystown collection, Chicago private investigator Nick Nowak finds himself involved w… read more

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9. Murder In The Rue St. Ann (Chanse MacLeod, #2)

By: Greg Herren

4.08

Format: 320 pages,

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10. Murder In The Rue Chartres (Chanse MacLeod, #3)

By: Greg Herren

3.81

Format: None pages, Paperback

Murder hits the Big Easy. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Chanse MacLeod returns to a different, … read more

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11. Fadeout (Dave Brandstetter, #1)

By: Joseph Hansen

4.24

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

Fadeoutis the first of Joseph Hansen's twelve classic mysteries featuring rugged Dave Brandstetter,… read more

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12. Pumpkin Eater (Dan Sharp Mystery #2)

By: Jeffrey Round

3.92

Format: None pages, Paperback

Dan Sharp searches the seamy underbelly of the city for a brutal killer. Following an anonymous tip… read more

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13. GhosTV (PsyCop, #6)

By: Jordan Castillo Price

3.53

Format: None pages, ebook

For the past dozen years, Victor Bayne has solved numerous murders by interrogating witnesses only … read more

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14. Death Claims (Dave Brandstetter, #2)

By: Joseph Hansen

3.90

Format: 150 pages, Paperback

Death Claimsis the second of Joseph Hansen's acclaimed mysteries featuring ruggedly masculine Dave … read more

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15. Murder Book (Boystown #5)

By: Marshall Thornton

4.50

Format: None pages,

Finalist, Lambda Award - Gay Mystery 2013 In the fifth book of the award-winning Boystown mystery s… read more

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16. The Mystery of Nevermore (Snow & Winter, #1)

By: C.S. Poe

3.93

Format: 265 pages, ebook

It's Christmas, and all antique dealer Sebastian Snow wants is for his business to make money and t… read more

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17. Lucky Days (Boystown, #9)

By: Marshall Thornton

4.01

Format: 0 pages, Kindle Edition

In the ninth book of the bestselling mystery series, a young man wakes up covered in blood and no m… read more

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18. You Should Be So Lucky

By: Cat Sebastian

4.39

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance about grief and found family, b… read more

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  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
"Sometimes you want to look at a guy and say: Well, he’s fucked, but he’s trying."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"But he also wants that feeling he had earlier, that feeling of being seen for who he is, and of being liked anyway."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"This urge to be kind to a relative stranger is unfamiliar and disconcerting, as if he's discovered in himself a hunger for raw meat or an enthusiasm for vaudeville."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"The actual problem is incredibly boring, and Mark hates admitting it even to himself. Unless a couple has the good fortune to get hit by the same freight train, their story ends in exactly one way. H…"

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

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19. Death in the Spires

By: K.J. Charles

4.42

Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition

The newspapers called us the Seven Wonders. We were a group of friends, that’s all, and then Toby d… read more

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  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • queer
Cover of Broadway Butchery (Memento Mori, #3) by C.S. Poe

20. Broadway Butchery (Memento Mori, #3)

By: C.S. Poe

4.45

Format: 311 pages, ebook

The Cold Case Squad of the NYPD is overworked, understaffed, but receiving great press due to star … read more

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  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Mystery of the Spirits (Snow & Winter, #5) by C.S. Poe

21. The Mystery of the Spirits (Snow & Winter, #5)

By: C.S. Poe

4.40

Format: None pages, ebook

Antique dealer Sebastian Snow and Homicide detective Calvin Winter have been happily married for a … read more

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  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Solstice (Lake Prophet #1) by Eli Easton

22. Solstice (Lake Prophet #1)

By: Eli Easton

4.14

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

From the dramatic peaks of the Olympic mountain range to the small town of Prophet, murder is only … read more

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  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • mystery
  • crime
  • queer
Cover of Pretty Pretty Boys (Hazard and Somerset, #1) by Gregory Ashe

23. Pretty Pretty Boys (Hazard and Somerset, #1)

By: Gregory Ashe

3.99

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

After Emery Hazard loses his job as a detective in Saint Louis, he heads back to his hometown--and … read more

Similar categories in Gregory Ashe's Pretty Pretty Boys (Hazard and Somerset, #1) book and Michael Nava's Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2)

  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Mystery Magnet (The Last Picks, #1) by Gregory Ashe

24. Mystery Magnet (The Last Picks, #1)

By: Gregory Ashe

4.06

Format: 181 pages, Kindle Edition

He was born to write mysteries. Now, he has to solve them. When Dashiell Dawson Dane moves acros… read more

Similar categories in Gregory Ashe's Mystery Magnet (The Last Picks, #1) book and Michael Nava's Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2)

  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • mystery
  • crime
  • queer
Cover of The Language of Love and Loss by Bart Yates

25. The Language of Love and Loss

By: Bart Yates

4.04

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

When his difficult mother is diagnosed with ALS, a sharp-witted yet sensitive artist reluctantly re… read more

Similar categories in Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss book and Michael Nava's Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2)

  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Interlude (Snow & Winter) by C.S. Poe

26. Interlude (Snow & Winter)

By: C.S. Poe

4.40

Format: 159 pages, ebook

Interlude is a collection of short stories spanning the complete timeline of the Snow & Winter seri… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Poe's Interlude (Snow & Winter) book and Michael Nava's Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2)

  • m m romance
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2) by Michael Nava

27. Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2)

By: Michael Nava

4.51

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

Was Bill Ryan's death an accident? Henry Rios has his doubts. The first new Henry Rios novel in 20… read more

Similar categories in Michael Nava's Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2) book and Michael Nava's Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2)

  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • queer
"Your mind lives in fear and regret but your body can only live right now, in this moment. So, take some deep breaths and live in your body. It's a safer place to be than in your head."

-Michael Nava, Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2)

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28. Year of the Rat (Dom Reilly Mysteries, #1)

By: Marshall Thornton

4.51

Format: 231 pages, Kindle Edition

Long Beach, California 1996. Despite having little obvious experience, bartender Dom Reilly is hire… read more

Similar categories in Marshall Thornton's Year of the Rat (Dom Reilly Mysteries, #1) book and Michael Nava's Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2)

  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • queer
Cover of Late Fees (A Pinx Video Mystery, #3) by Marshall Thornton

29. Late Fees (A Pinx Video Mystery, #3)

By: Marshall Thornton

4.38

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s Thanksgiving, 1992 and Noah Valentine is late picking his mother up from the airport. When he … read more

Similar categories in Marshall Thornton's Late Fees (A Pinx Video Mystery, #3) book and Michael Nava's Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2)

  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Cash Out (A Pinx Video Mystery, #5) by Marshall Thornton

30. Cash Out (A Pinx Video Mystery, #5)

By: Marshall Thornton

4.03

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

It's Easter 1993, and the gang is going to Las Vegas for Angie's surprise wedding. Noah is attempti… read more

Similar categories in Marshall Thornton's Cash Out (A Pinx Video Mystery, #5) book and Michael Nava's Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2)

  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • mystery
  • crime
  • queer
Cover of Corpse at Captain's Seat (Secrets and Scrabble, #8) by Josh Lanyon

31. Corpse at Captain's Seat (Secrets and Scrabble, #8)

By: Josh Lanyon

4.11

Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition

At long last, the renovations of stately Captain’s Seat are complete, and to celebrate, mystery boo… read more

Similar categories in Josh Lanyon's Corpse at Captain's Seat (Secrets and Scrabble, #8) book and Michael Nava's Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2)

  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • queer

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