In Big Trouble – Laura Lippman

Tess Monaghan heads to Texas to find her ex-boyfriend Crow, who has stopped calling his parents.  She quickly finds out that the job is harden than she expected, as she stumbles across two dead bodies and finds herself in the middle of a decade’s old investigation, one that looks to put Crow away for years.  Can she find Crow and prove his innocence before the deadline of the big All Souls festival?

In Big Trouble, the fourth entry in Laura Lippman’s Tess Monaghan series, moves the action out of Baltimore and heads to Texas, specifically Austin and San Antonio.  Being out of her element sets Tess on edge, which knocks her down a peg or two as she becomes a successful private investigator.  I assume this is a one-time thing, as Tess and Crow were heading back to the East Coast at the end of the book, but I’m sure I’ll find out soon enough.