The Devil Went Down to Austin

Zusatztext "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 Informationen zum Autor Rick Riordan is the author of six previous Tres Navarre novels— Big Red Tequila , winner of the Shamus and Anthony Awards; The Widower’s Two-Step , winner of the Edgar Award; The Last King of Texas ; The Devil Went Down to Austin; Southtown; and Mission Road . He is also the author of the acclaimed thriller Cold Springs and the young adult novel The Lightning Thief . Rick Riordan lives with his family in San Antonio, Texas. Klappentext From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series 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. Don't miss any of these hotter-than-Texas-chili Tres Navarre novels: BIG RED TEQUILA • THE WIDOWER'S TWO-STEP • THE LAST KING OF TEXAS • THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO AUSTIN • SOUTHTOWN • MISSION?ROAD • REBEL?ISLAND Leseprobe Date: Wed 07 June 2000 19:53:16 -0500 From: X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Macintosh; I; PPC) To: Subject: drowning The first time I knew I would kill? I was six years old. I’d snuck some things from the kitchen, vials of food coloring, Dixie cups, a pitcher of water. I was in my bedroom mixing potions, watching how the dyes curl in the water. That doesn’t sound like much, I know. But I’d spilled a few cupfuls onto the carpet. My fingers were stained purple. It was enough to give the Old Man an excuse. He came in so quietly I didn’t hear him, didn’t know he was standing over me until I caught his smell, like sweet smoked beef. He said something like, “Is this what we clean the house for? We clean the house so you can do this?” Then I realized water was running in the bathroom. I remembered what my friend had said. I tried to apologize, but the Old Man caught my wrists, dragged me backward, using my arms as a harness. I kicked at the carpet and walls as he pulled me down the hallway. When we passed the bathroom doorjamb, I got one hand loose and grabbed at it, but the Old Man just yanked harder, ripping a nail off my finger. The ceiling sparkled white. I remember bare avocado rings on the shower rod, plastic star-rivets holding up the mirror. The Old Man lifted me, squeezed me against his chest. I was clawing, grabbing at his clothes. Then he dumped me in. The cold stopped my blood. I float...

Product details

• Authors: Rick Riordan
• Publisher: Bantam Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 25.06.2002
• EAN: 9780553579949
• ISBN: 978-0-553-57994-9
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 170 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Tres Navarre; Tres Navarre
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense