Big Red Tequila

Big Red Tequila (Bantam, 1997) is the first novel in Rick Riordan's series Tres Navarre and his first ever published book. It is a fast-paced crime story about an unusually talented and flawed hero, Jackson "Tres" Navarre, a third generation Texan. Tres has a PhD from Berkeley in Medieval Studies and English, works as an unlicensed private investigator, and also is a tai chi master. This novel won the Anthony Award for best original paperback and the Shamus Award for best First Private Investigator novel in 1997.

Big Red Tequila

Big Red Tequila (Bantam, 1997) is the first novel in Rick Riordan's series Tres Navarre and his first ever published book. It is a fast-paced crime story about an unusually talented and flawed hero, Jackson "Tres" Navarre, a third generation Texan. Tres has a PhD from Berkeley in Medieval Studies and English, works as an unlicensed private investigator, and also is a tai chi master. This novel won the Anthony Award for best original paperback and the Shamus Award for best First Private Investigator novel in 1997.