Characters in Big Red Tequila

Jackson "Tres" Navarre

Unlicensed San Antonio private investigator with a doctorate in medieval studies and a tai chi practice, returning home to reopen his father's murder.

Also in The Widower's Two-Step, The Last King of Texas, The Devil Went Down to Austin, Southtown, Mission Road, Rebel Island

Lillian Cambridge

Tres's high-school sweetheart, a photographer and gallery owner whose reappearance pulls him deeper into trouble.

Ralph Arguello

Tres's fiercely loyal boyhood friend who built a fortune from pawn shops and has connections on both sides of the law.

Also in The Widower's Two-Step, Mission Road

Robert Johnson

Tres's ill-mannered cat and constant companion, named for the blues musician.

Also in The Widower's Two-Step, Southtown

Maia Lee

A sharp, capable lawyer from Tres's San Francisco life who becomes a recurring presence across the series.

Also in The Devil Went Down to Austin, Rebel Island