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Hunting Season (Anna Pigeon #10)
by
Nevada Barr
Park Ranger Anna Pigeon returns to face her most duplicitous foe--human nature--in the latest entry in Nevada Barr's bestselling, award-winning series ...
The quiet beauty of autumn on Mississippi's Natchez Trace is swiftly shattered when Anna answers a call to Mt. Locust, once a working plantation and inn, now a tourist spot. But the man Anna finds in an old bedroom is no...more
The quiet beauty of autumn on Mississippi's Natchez Trace is swiftly shattered when Anna answers a call to Mt. Locust, once a working plantation and inn, now a tourist spot. But the man Anna finds in an old bedroom is no...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
2003
by Berkley
(first published 2002)
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Another excellent Anna Pigeon mystery. It was actually a happy coincidence that I read this right after "Inhuman Bondaage" since the issues of slavery and racism figure prominently in this story set in Mississippi with a mystery involving an old plantation and a recently discovered slave graveyard. What works so well about all of these is that for Anna, because she's a park ranger and not a detective, the murder is many times secondary to her regular life, so we get to know her more deeply as a...more
Dec 07, 2010
Kirsty Darbyshire
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Hmmmm, hard to know how to put into words how I feel about this book. I keep hearing from a number of different sources about how this series is rapidly freewheeling into decline and so I was expecting to be disappointed by it. In the light of going into the book thinking like that I was fairly pleased by the story. But I think everyone else probably has a point and the series isn't half as good as it once was.
One thing that isn't working for me is Anna's new relationship with the sherriff and
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Another Anna Pigeon, this time set on the Natchez Trace. What a job she has...all those National Parks to work at!
FROM THE PUBLISHER
When Anna answers a call to historic Mt. Locust, once a producing plantation and inn on Mississippi's Natchez Trace Parkway and now a tourist spot, the last thing she expects to encounter is murder. But the man Anna finds in the stand's old bedroom is no tourist in distress. He's nearly naked, and very dead, his body bearing marks consistent with an S&M ritual...more
FROM THE PUBLISHER
When Anna answers a call to historic Mt. Locust, once a producing plantation and inn on Mississippi's Natchez Trace Parkway and now a tourist spot, the last thing she expects to encounter is murder. But the man Anna finds in the stand's old bedroom is no tourist in distress. He's nearly naked, and very dead, his body bearing marks consistent with an S&M ritual...more
Nevada Barr does it again; this time the mystery is set on the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi. Anna Pigeon is almost alone in a world of men; only three peripheral characters, Mama Barnette, Amanda Davidson and Jerri Crowell, add female interest.The plotline passes a bit slowly, but the end is riveting. Deer are the only animals prominent in this park, and the human animals create all the drama.
A personal history with the area kept my mind attuned. On a family trip through the area, we exp...more
A personal history with the area kept my mind attuned. On a family trip through the area, we exp...more
When Park Ranger Anna Pigeon answers a call to Mt. Locust, she’s somewhat relieved to be spared the social awkwardness of attending a wedding reception with her still-married-to-someone-else boyfriend. It’s far from a routine call however: there’s a dead man in one of the historic home’s bedrooms and the scene implies sex-play gone awry. The only thing clear about this case is that all is not as it appears and there’s more than one mystery to solve. As Anna tries to fit the pieces together, she...more
I picked this up the other day and couldn't remember if I had read it or not.
I had.
But, even so, I enjoyed listening to it on a car trip.
I'd forgotten all about this book. What was about, who the killer was, etc. So it was almost like a new book.
But the one think you couldn't forget was the beginning.
Anna Pigeon is back in the Natchez Trace again (another one there was "Deep South" (I couldn't get the link to work)). Point Lomax is one of the few remaining buildings or "stands". The park service...more
I had.
But, even so, I enjoyed listening to it on a car trip.
I'd forgotten all about this book. What was about, who the killer was, etc. So it was almost like a new book.
But the one think you couldn't forget was the beginning.
Anna Pigeon is back in the Natchez Trace again (another one there was "Deep South" (I couldn't get the link to work)). Point Lomax is one of the few remaining buildings or "stands". The park service...more
Barr's first repeat locale disappoints -- dull at times...
According to my notes, this is the ninth novel in the [Park Ranger, now district manager:] Anna Pigeon series, of which we admit to being big fans. It is however the first to reprise both the Natchez Trace location (all the others were set in a different National Park each time) and many of the characters from her prior offering, "Deep South". Indeed, Barr in real life is a ranger in the Natchez Trace, so one might wonder if she bowed to...more
According to my notes, this is the ninth novel in the [Park Ranger, now district manager:] Anna Pigeon series, of which we admit to being big fans. It is however the first to reprise both the Natchez Trace location (all the others were set in a different National Park each time) and many of the characters from her prior offering, "Deep South". Indeed, Barr in real life is a ranger in the Natchez Trace, so one might wonder if she bowed to...more
OK, so I'm hooked on Nevada Barr and the Anna Pigeon series. Once I fall in love with a character, I will follow her, despite the difficulties she encounters. Nevada Barr writes with such precision and threaded detail that builds tension almost beyond my comfort zone. No, definitely beyond. But I can't leave Anna alone in this suspenseful, white-knuckled reading. Really, I am a much calmer reader and this author has pushed me over the cliff, holding her heroine's hand. Do start at the beginning...more
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This is a unique series in that the lead character never changes, but her geography and the minor characters are always different as she moves about from national park to national park. This time out, we got to revisit the Natchez Trace Parkway, where ranger Anna Pigeon was last on duty in “Deep South.” It kind of made me wish we could keep going back to Mississippi for more, because keeping this book in the same locale as another made it feel more homey and familiar, rather than a bit lonely li...more
(listened to book-on-tape)
This is the first book of this series that I have listened to, and I will definitely be going back to the library for the entire series.
I am not sure why, but I really like & can identify with the main character. Her down-to-earth, practical, yet very dry-witted personality really struck home with me. I think being close to the same age has a lot to do with it as well. I found myself smiling and even laughing out loud many times while listening to the book.
The myste...more
This is the first book of this series that I have listened to, and I will definitely be going back to the library for the entire series.
I am not sure why, but I really like & can identify with the main character. Her down-to-earth, practical, yet very dry-witted personality really struck home with me. I think being close to the same age has a lot to do with it as well. I found myself smiling and even laughing out loud many times while listening to the book.
The myste...more
I should have listened to the book I'm currently listening to before this one as it sets the stage for this one, but oh well. Anna's risen to District Manager of part of the Natchez Trace Parkway. One of her rangers filed a discrimination suit against her because he didn't get her job and things go down hill from there. A lot of good old boys, inane southern customs (this is redundant, isn't it) and black/white tension left over from the Civil War.
There's not a lot of action in this one, which...more
There's not a lot of action in this one, which...more
This is my second or third go at the Anna Pigeon series. I appreciate the settings in the various national parks (this one the Natchez Trace in Tennessee). I acknowledge that Barr can write better sentences than many a mystery writer. But the series is written, third-person limited, from the perspective of Pigeon, and she just isn't that interesting a person: another lonely detective with a tragic past (her husband died, she took to alcohol) and a fear of commitment. By about half-way through th...more
This book was filled with all the annoying things I don't like about this and other authors. I've noticed before that Barr really seems to hate 'fat' people but in this book she outdid herself. She must have used the word 'fat' and other similar descriptive terms to describe 'the bad guy' and who is over-weight, in the most derogitory manner possible, about 200 times in this book. She really has a problem! Also, in her previous book, her dog was a black lab, then at the beginning of this book it...more
Okay, I love the decadent poolside murder mystery series at the end of the summer. I can get lost in the characters and relax knowing that in 2 weeks the faculty, students and lots of problems are back. I'm loving the Nevada Barr series with Anna Pigeon. All set in National Parks, and well-researched regarding the unique characteristics of each park. In this one, I had an inkling about the evil one, and I was correct. I totally wanted her to inflict more pain than she actually did in the end bec...more
Good suspenseful read. Friend of mine went to Natchez Tres and went through the areas and buildings that are referred to in this book. She showed me pictures of it. So we have this connection with this book. Very suspenseful and entertaining read. Fun to share books with friends.
Nevada Barr is one of my favorite authors. She does such a wonderful job of describing her surroundings so I feel like I'm right there. The first one I read was Blind Decent...about New Mexico, and I knew a little about...more
Nevada Barr is one of my favorite authors. She does such a wonderful job of describing her surroundings so I feel like I'm right there. The first one I read was Blind Decent...about New Mexico, and I knew a little about...more
"The quiet beauty of autumn on Mississippi's Natchez Trace is swiftly shattered when Anna answers a call to Mt. Locust, once a working plantation and inn, now a tourist spot. But the man Anna finds in an old bedroom is no tourist in distress. He's nearly naked and very dead -- his body bearing marks consistent with sex games gone awry. On a writing table nearby is an open Bible with ominous passages circled in red.
There are secrets that prominent men in this God-fearing country wish to keep unde...more
There are secrets that prominent men in this God-fearing country wish to keep unde...more
When the body of Doyce Barnett turns up in unsavory circumstances in Mississippi's Natchez Trace National Park, district ranger Anna Pigeon finds her investigation stymied at every turn. The dead man's brother, an undertaker with a secret that's been kept by three generations of his family, will do anything to protect it, even if his cover-up puts Anna's life in danger. Her own deputy, jealous because she got the job he wanted, seems to be sabotaging her case in order to advance his political am...more
Set back in Mississippi's Natchez Trace National Park. Seems to tie up the loose plot ends left from her last book set there. Anna's still got a major enemy, one who refuses to forgive her for messing up his life. But the good news is that that the priest/cop boyfriends seems to be getting pretty attached to her. That is good, but I had the mystery pretty much figured out early on, just couldn't figure out the motivation. Not as great as some of her other books.
Anna is settling in as District Ranger in the Natchaz Trace National Park. A man is found dead on park property in a historical home. Poachers in the park try to murder Anna when she tries to arrest them. A truck rams into her patrol car repeatedly on a lonely road after she discovers evidence in the poaching case. Someone is spreading rumors about Anna and her acquaintance with Sheriff Paul Davidson is heating up. Mississippi is one hot place to be and Anna always gets her man.
This is the first Pigeon novel that I found to be a bit of slog to get through: I actually started and finished a couple other books in the series while making my way through this one! Things that worked to the book's disadvantage: the repeat setting, boring personal complications (Paul = meh), and fairly obvious denouement to the mystery. (I guessed what happened to Doyce very early on.) This doesn't sour me on the series as a whole, but I'm glad to be moving on.
Anna Pidgeon, park services ranger in Mississippi, is called away from a wedding to uncover the murder of a large naked man in a local historic plantation. It takes geneological research and coping with local flavor as well as racism to uncover the murderer.
A satisfying conclusion, if a little hastily explained with lots of red-herrings tied up neatly at the end. A cute little mystery, a good female sleuth, and great local detail made for a fine read.
A satisfying conclusion, if a little hastily explained with lots of red-herrings tied up neatly at the end. A cute little mystery, a good female sleuth, and great local detail made for a fine read.
This book was fine until the ending. I felt like there was an abruptness at the end that was just not in keeping with the pacing of the rest of the book. Here was this richly detailed story and then all of a sudden it was like someone said, "ok, you've got 5 pages left, now wrap this thing up." After reading all the narrative that was showing me the story, I felt like someone just ripped the book out of my hands and told me how it ends.
Anna's back in the Natchez Trace still trying to get along with Randy Thigpen (what a great name for him!), her ranger. Anna's nearly killed at a hunting blind, but Randy "saves" her and has supposedly turned over a new leaf. All is not as it appears, but Anna does solve the crime AND get the man - Paul's long estranged wife FINALLY agrees to a divorce freeing him up to propose to Anna.
Anna's language is MUCH better in the south!
Anna's language is MUCH better in the south!
The quiet beauty of autumn on Mississippi's Natchez Trace is swiftly shattered when Anna answers a call to Mt. Locust, once a working plantation and inn, now a tourist spot. But the man Anna finds in an old bedroom is no tourist in distress. He's nearly naked and very dead-his body bearing marks consistent with sex games gone awry. On a writing table nearby is an open Bible with ominous passages circled in red.
This is the second mystery I’ve read featuring park ranger Anna Pigeon. This time she’s in Mississipi on the Natchez Trace chasing poachers, grave robbers, and a murderer. It may have started a bit slowly but there were some interesting twists on the way and Anna Pigeon is a likeable character.
This is a great read, Anna Pigeon is likeable in a bizarre, irritating way. Barr provides clues that lead towards the outcome but best recognised in hindsight for the plot twists that they contain. I love the way she writes about the parks and the animals, imparting real information not just beliefs.
I am so glad that Anna finally got her own with 'that' character! Go Anna!!!(so to speak)
I am so glad that Anna finally got her own with 'that' character! Go Anna!!!(so to speak)
Follow Anna Pigeon as a National Park Service Law Enforcement officer and learn about all the different National Parks, the big and the small. Murder, mayham, mystery and our National Parks.
This is an author that I have read a lot of and have added her books to my 'keeper' book shelf. Most I have read at least twice and some even more than that.
This is an author that I have read a lot of and have added her books to my 'keeper' book shelf. Most I have read at least twice and some even more than that.
Not one of my favorites. I read these out of order so maybe I missed a lot that went on prior to this book in Anna's life. I felt really out of the loop. The action seemed to ramble a lot and there was too much description & internal reaction to everyone and everything around her- too wordy by far so I found it a tedious read. They can't all be gems.
They're all turning into Dick Francis books to me...So many similar sounding titles that you discover you've read them when you get home from the library... and like Francis - so so as mysteries go...likeable characters...especially Anna Pigeon...Love the settings in our national parks...the settings have compelled me to read more of the series
Great book! I must admit as a murder/thriller reader have not been to impressed with the female writers. Obviously this is for the cheezy romance twist that come from my limited readings. That being said I was amazed! Definetly one of my new favorite authors and is a good fit for a guy that loves the outdoors as myself. Yes after a near death experience the lead character in this case wants to talk about a relationship? Seriously!!!!
But I can get over those oddities for a better part of the book...more
But I can get over those oddities for a better part of the book...more
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Nevada Barr is a mystery fiction author, known for her "Anna Pigeon" series of mysteries, set in National Parks in the United States. Barr has won an Agatha Award for best first novel for Track of the Cat.
Barr was named after the state of her birth. She grew up in Johnstonville, California. She finished college at the University of California, Irvine. Originally, Barr started to pursue a career in...more
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Barr was named after the state of her birth. She grew up in Johnstonville, California. She finished college at the University of California, Irvine. Originally, Barr started to pursue a career in...more
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