Books like Southtown by Rick Riordan
Former English professor Tres Navarre has become a private investigator in San Antonio’s Southtown. A fugitive, Will "the Ghost" Stirman, stages a bloody escape from Floresville State Penitentiary and threatens Navarro’s mentor, Erainya Manos, and her adopted son. Navarre must navigate a complex case that mixes bail jumpers, adultery, and work‑men’s compensation filings with the shadowy world of violent cons. Suspicion falls on rival PI Sam Barrera and Erainya’s late husband, whose unfinished case hints at a deeper conspiracy. Facing violent threats and moral ambiguity, Navarre must dig into a twisted mystery where greed, vigilantism, and murder collide.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Rick Riordan
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