Have you visited thethrillingdetective.com, the internet's most popular crime-fiction site?
Among many other terrific features, it has an A-Z listing of “everything you ever wanted to know about private eyes & other tough guys ... listed by character, with all appearances in novels, short stories, film, television, radio and other media.”
According to thethrillingdetective.com, Rick Riordan’s fictional detective, Tres Navarre “… is many things -- an unlicensed TexMex private eye, a tequila drinker, tai chi master and an outcast from Academia with a PhD in medieval studies.”
The first Tres Navarre mystery, Big Red Tequila (1997) managed to hit the bestseller lists, and even win a Shamus for Best First P.I. Novel. To date, there are seven titles in the series.
Along with his enchilada-eating cat and many other colorful characters, Navarre explores the dangerous, dark, and often bizarre back streets of San Antonio, Texas.
Author Riordan says “I want people to feel like they've been dropped into the middle of South Texas when they read one of my books” and he definitely succeeds at capturing the many flavors of his home town.
Besides being the triple-crown winner of the Edgar, Anthony, and Shamus Awards, three of the mystery world’s highest honors, Riordan is also a nominee for this year’s Nutmeg Book Award for The Lighting Thief, the first of a series of three (so far!) parts of the immensely popular Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.
The Nutmeg Book Award encourages Connecticut children in grades 4-8 to read from a list of ten titles and choose their favorite. Voting is currently underway and the winner will be announced on February 14th.
From hard-boiled private eyes to Greek gods still at war with each other in our 21st century world, Riordan enthralls adult and juvenile readers alike.