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Fromthe#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofthePercyJacksonandtheOlympiansseries Multiple-award-winningauthorRickRiordanbringsbacksmart-mouthedTexasP.I.TresNavarreforhismostdangerouscaseyet.Ifyouthinktheacademicworldisdeadlydull,you'rehalfright....WhenacontroversialEnglishprofessorisfoundshottodeath,TresNavarre—P.I.andPh.D.—istheonlylocalacademiccrazyenoughtoaccepttheemergencyopeningattheUniversityofTexasatSanAntonio.Policeassurehimtheyalreadyhaveasuspect,sowhiletheywrapuptheopen-and-shutcase,allTreshastodoisteachthreeclasses,gradeonacurve...andwalkinadeadman'sshoes.Itshouldbeaneasyassignment—butonethingTresdoesn'tdoiseasy.Whentheevidenceinthecasestartslookingalittletooperfect,whenthekillingdoesn'tstop,Trestakesonsomeextracurricularresearchintotheheartofanassassin—andlandsinahigh-stakesgameofgangsterhonoronthedarkeststreetsofSanAntonio'sWestSide....