Mission Road

Name: Mission Road
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Rick Riordan
ISBN: 9781456124397

Author: Rick Riordan

Series: Tres Navarre Mysteries #6

Narrator: Tom Stechschulte

Unabridged: 8 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/18/2011

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Hard-boiled

Synopsis

Having scored the big three of mystery's most-soughtafter awards-the Edgar, Anthony and Shamus-Rick Riordan writes with a blazing talent that matches the heat of his novels' Texas settings. Wisecracking PI Tres Navarre receives an unexpected visit from old friend Ralph Arguello. But Ralph, a seemingly reformed criminal, isn't there to shoot the breeze. His wife, Ana, a San Antonio police detective, has been gunned down-casting suspicion on Ralph because Ana had been looking into Ralph's involvement in a Mafia-related murder.

About Rick Riordan

Richard Russell "Rick" Riordan, is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and former teacher of English and History. His career started with teaching in various schools in Texas, after earning h I s double major from the University of Texas at Austin. His favorite subject that he taught in almost every class was Mythology, since he enjoyed it and most students really enjoyed it. That interest gave way to his very popular series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and The Kane Chronicles, a trilogy focusing on Egyptian mythology. In 2014 came The Heroes of Olympus, which was the sequel to the Percy Jackson series about Roman and Greek mythology.

Twentieth Century Fox purchased the rights to the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and released a full feature film in February of 2010. Riordan has written many successful book series for children and adults. His newest series, Magnus Chase and the God's of Asgard begins in October of 2015, with the release of the first book, The Sword of Summer, focusing on Norse mythology.

Riordan lives in Boston with his wife and their two sons, who inspired the Percy Jackson series through its beginnings as a bedtime story.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Meg on July 30, 2017

A re-read. I love this series. Southern noir featuring English professor turned PI Tres Navarre and a great supporting cast. A clever and addictive series with really well-drawn characters. As much as I enjoy Riordan's kids books, I wish he'd release more great adult crime novels like this one. High......more

Goodreads review by Lee on February 05, 2014

This Tres story had him with less witty remarks and for a good reason. This one was darker, with a dark mystery from the past. With bad cops and good bad guys, this one had some very good twist and turns. With great atmosphere and fast paced action, another good addition to the series. The only bad t......more

Goodreads review by Nerissa on March 20, 2025

The turning of events is so intense, i like that in this book the one who did the investigating is Maia. Its just so sad that Ralph Arguello had to die, and im sad for Ana and baby a Lucia, i hope Ana and Maia grow their friendship. 😊......more

Goodreads review by itchy on May 06, 2023

eponymous sentence: p8: She was standing on the shoulder of Mission Road, arguing with the young man she was about to murder. splatter: p5: Ana stared at the mess on her daughter's bib and realized she was thinking about blood-splatter patterns. cement: p141: Then she could see comprehension spread acros......more

Goodreads review by Michael on April 29, 2013

I rated this mystery a “4” within the category of serialized mysteries. I enjoy Rick Riordan’s series which set in South Texas. I’m a Texan and, to me, South Texas is a whole other country--separate from the United States, yet different from Mexico. Rick Riordan knows this, and he writes of the area......more