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Tres Navarre, a seasoned San Antonio private investigator, is drawn back to the shadowy streets of Mission Road when an old friend, Ralph Arguello, is found bloodied and accused of attempted homicide. Arguello, once a street criminal, had turned his life around after marrying SAPD detective Ana DeLeon.
Ana’s long‑abandoned murder case on Mission Road resurfaces, and the suspects include both law enforcement and organized crime. With Police and Mafia eyeing him, Tres must navigate the thin line between justice and survival. He is compelled to uncover the truth about the original crime and the motives that still haunt the city.
Facing a citywide manhunt, Tres and Ralph race against time to expose the real killer and stop the cycle of vengeance that threatens to destroy everything they have built.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Rick Riordan
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