The Devil Went Down to Austin (Tres Navarre)

ISBN: 0553579940

Author: Riordan, Rick

Condition: New

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians seriesRick Riordan, triple-crown winner of the Edgar, Anthony, and Shamus Awards, brings his fast-talking, hard-living, Texas-hip P.I. Tres Navarre to the heart of the Lone Star State-Austin-to unravel a case so dark, twisted, and deadly, it can only involve family....Tres Navarre, the P.I. with a Ph.D. in literature, heads to Austin for a laid-back summer teaching gig. But hes in store for a whole lot more. His big brother Garrett--computer whiz, Jimmy Buffett fanatic, and all-around eccentric-is hoping to retire a multimillionaire by the fall. Hes bet his career and the Navarre family ranch to do it.Then Garretts oldest friend and business partner is murdered-and Garrett is the only suspect. As Tres delves into Garretts bizarre world to find the truth behind the murder, he comes face to face with the damaged relationships, violent lives, and billion-dollar schemes of a high-tech world gone haywire. Connecting them all is beautiful Lake Travis and the shocking secret that lies within its depths. Now, as Tres struggles with his own troubled family past and to clear his brother s name, he finds himself stalked by a cold-blooded killer-one who could spell the death of both Navarres.Dont miss any of these hotter-than-Texas-chili Tres Navarre novels:BIG RED TEQUILA THE WIDOWERS TWO-STEP THE LAST KING OF TEXAS THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO AUSTIN SOUTHTOWN MISSION ROAD REBEL ISLAND