The Devil Went Down to Austin (Tres Navarre Series #4)

by Rick Riordan Narrated by Tom Stechschulte

Overview

Tres has taken a short-term teaching job at the University of Texas at Austin. He is living with his brother Garrett, a computer wizard, and enjoying this easy assignment. But when Garrett's business partner is murdered, Tres must switch from professor to detective. Rick Riordan, teacher, Texan, and multiple award-winner, creates a masterful mixture of local color and mystery in each Tres Navarre mystery.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"If not the king of texas crime writing, Rick Riordan is certainly among the princes!"—Denver Post

"A heady nightcap of sass and suspense with a twist of mayhem."—Austin Chronicle

"Sarcastic humor, memorable characters, and spectacular action scenes round out a spellbinding adventure."—Library Journal

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171283780
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	03/11/2011
Series:	Tres Navarre Series , #4
Edition description:	Unabridged

Read an Excerpt

Rick 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 he’s 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. He’s bet his career and the Navarre family ranch to do it.

Then Garrett’s oldest friend and business partner is murdered—and Garrett is the only suspect. As Tres delves into Garrett’s 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.

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