false 5460711 8 The killings on Isle Royale have left Anna drained and haunted, her memories of her time with the wolf study group forever marred by the carnage on the island. Diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, she is on administrative leave, per her superintendent’s urging. Anna wonders if the leave might not be permanent, either by her own choice or that of the National Park Service. <br><br>The one bright spot in Anna’s life is Paul, her husband of less than a year. Hoping the warmth and the adventure of a raft trip in Big Bend National Park will lift her spirits, Paul takes Anna to southwest Texas, where the sun is hot and the Rio Grande is running high. The sheer beauty of the Chihuahuan Desert and the power of the river work their magic — until the raft is lost in the rapids and a young college student falls overboard, resulting in an even more grisly discovery. Caught in a strainer between two boulders and more dead than alive, is a pregnant woman, hair and arms tangled in the downed branches.<br><br>Instead of the soul-soothing experience they’d longed for, Anna and Paul find themselves sucked into a labyrinth of intrigue that leads from the Mexican desert to the steps of the Governor’s Mansion in Austin, Texas. 5528300 7 4 2009 Borderline (Anna Pigeon) total:490|5:90|4:200|3:155|2:37|1:8| 490 1797 677 179 5 2 false false Wed Apr 29 06:18:51 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 02:32:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Apr 07 16:45:24 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 14:34:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Apr 19 08:01:54 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 08:06:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jan 11 10:40:25 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 23 20:15:54 -0700 2009
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Anna Pigeon is having a very difficult time recovering from the tragedies and killings from Isle Royal in “Winter Study.” So she is on leave and isn’t sure ...more...]]> 2 0 false true Mon Jun 29 17:40:20 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 17:46:56 -0700 2009 jump the shark?

Was it...the point where they tried to SAVE A COW by climbing up a cliff and lowering it down?

Was it...the point where an untrained inexperienced non-EMT delivers a newborn by c-section by pocketknife?

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But I really loved Borderline. I r...more...]]> 1 1 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Apr 21 08:09:30 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 08:21:49 -0700 2009
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While Borderline is the 15th book in the Ann Pigeon series, I was able to read the book as a stand-alone book. I didn't feel li...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 10:52:30 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 14:26:35 -0700 2009 I love reading books set in locations I've never visited. It makes me feel I'm getting something new while being entertained with a good story. This is the case with Nevada Barr's latest mystery - in her Anna Pigeon national park ranger series.

Borderline takes place in the Big B...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 09:32:35 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 09:46:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 08:02:39 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 22:28:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 00:47:52 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 20:04:07 -0700 2009
Bummer...I don't know if I've outgrown my enjoyment of the Anna Pigeon series or if this new one is just a clunker. I've always liked these because they take place in national parks. They're all easy reads, but this one went beyond "easy" into the category of trite a...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 02 18:47:33 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 18:59:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 12:21:01 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 15:30:32 -0700 2009 Winter Study), but this one beats that one, although they are very different.

Winter Study was darker, more suspenseful, almost horrific. This book, although Anna is still recovering from the event...more...]]>