Characters in The Devil Went Down to Austin

Jackson "Tres" Navarre

Private investigator and teacher who works to clear his brother of a murder charge in Austin.

Also in Big Red Tequila, The Widower's Two-Step, The Last King of Texas, Southtown, Mission Road, Rebel Island

Matthew Peña

A corporate takeover specialist circling Garrett's company, leaving ruined rivals in his wake.

Garrett Navarre

Tres's paraplegic older brother, a Jimmy Buffett-loving programmer who has staked the family ranch on a tech startup and becomes the murder suspect.

Also in Rebel Island

Jimmy Doebler

Garrett's lifelong friend and business partner whose murder sets the plot in motion.

Ruby McBride

The murder victim's wife, a hard-edged woman shadowed by generations of family failure.

Maia Lee

Tres's lawyer love interest, a recurring figure across the series.

Also in Big Red Tequila, Rebel Island