Southtown (Tres Navarre)

<p><p>for Tres Navarre, English Professor Turned Private Investigator, Business Has Lately Taken A Drastic Turn South. But If Chasing Down Bail Jumpers, Adulterous Spouses, And Workmen&#8217;s Comp Cases Seemed Like The Dregs Of The Pi Game, It Was At Least A Living. Not As Much Could Be Said For Tracking Down A Man Like Will &#8220;the Ghost&#8221; Stirman.<p>the Stone-cold Killer Has Just Staged A Bloody Escape From The Floresville State Penitentiary With A Gang Of Violent Cons As Spooked By Stirman As Those On The Outside Who Helped Put Him Behind Bars. And No One Seems More Worried Than Navarre&#8217;s Boss And Mentor, Erainya Manos. It Was Her Husband Along With Rival Pi Sam Barrera Who Built The Case That Sent Stirman Away. But Erainya&#8217;s Husband Is Dead And She&#8217;s Certain Stirman Won&#8217;t Let That Stand In The Way Of His Taking Revenge Against Her And Her Adopted Son.<p>all Of Navarre&#8217;s Instincts Are Screaming That There&#8217;s More To This Case Than Meets The Eye. But Erainya Won&#8217;t Tell Him&#8212;and Sam Barrera Seems To Be Escaping Into A Strange Twilight From A Truth Too Terrible To Remember. That Leaves Tres To Dig Into A Twisted Mystery Of Greed, Vigilantism, And Murder, Where Lives Are Bought And Sold And The Line Between Guilt And Innocence Is Razor-thin. Meanwhile, Stirman And His Gang Are Coming, Leaving Behind Them A Trail Of Brutal, Unforgiving Violence That Will End In An Area Of San Antonio Known As Southtown&#8212;but That May Soon Just As Well Be Called Hell On Earth.</p><h3>the Washington Post</h3><p>&#8230; The Cast That Riordan Has Assembled Around Tres Has A Satisfying Roundness, And The Story Has A Cagey, Tightlipped Warmth That Navarre Fans Will Enjoy. &#151; <i>paul Skenazy</i></p>