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3.5 stars.. Really good introduction to Park Ranger Anna Pigeon and her life. Anna is suspicious when a fellow ranger dies and she finds the body. No one else thinks the death is suspicious but Anna can't let it go.
Likes:
* Cougar watch
* Anna off on Tuesdays & Wednesdays
* Anna's shrink sister, Molly, 6 years older than Anna
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Likes:
* Cougar watch
* Anna off on Tuesdays & Wednesdays
* Anna's shrink sister, Molly, 6 years older than Anna
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The memory of violence and loss drove Anna Pigeon from the city to seek peace in the Southwestern wilderness. Now a ranger in America's national parks, Anna is at one with nature and its serene, unspoiled majesty. But the brutal death of a fellow ranger in the remote West Texas backcountry - presumably by a mountain lion attack - looks suspiciously like murder to Anna. And her unauthorized investigation into the tragedy is placing her squarely in harm's way. For a trail with few leads winds thro
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This murder mystery takes place in Guadalupe Mountain National Park, amid the cacti, the desert, and the rough country of West Texas. I really like the main character Ranger Anna Pigeon as well as her ultra-urban sister Molly (whom we meet only through phone calls). Their relationship is close but realistic, a bit sarcastic but caring. Anna gets suspicious of the death of another ranger, but the higher-ups just want the problem to go away. She does some investigating, but it's not ridiculously o
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3.5***
Anna Pigeon is a US Parks Ranger who is escaping a tragic past by working in the remote Guadalupe Mountains National Park, which straddles the New Mexico / Texas border. It’s rugged country, mostly desert, but including the highest peak in Texas and some forested land. On a routine patrol to check for signs of the park’s mountain lions she notices an unusual number of large buzzards circling. The carcass must be rather large if so many birds are interested, so Anna descends into the canyon ...more
Anna Pigeon is a US Parks Ranger who is escaping a tragic past by working in the remote Guadalupe Mountains National Park, which straddles the New Mexico / Texas border. It’s rugged country, mostly desert, but including the highest peak in Texas and some forested land. On a routine patrol to check for signs of the park’s mountain lions she notices an unusual number of large buzzards circling. The carcass must be rather large if so many birds are interested, so Anna descends into the canyon ...more
I'd maybe go with 2.5 stars if I could. I'd always heard such good things about Nevada Barr's books, especially the Anna Pigeon series. I think this book and series has potential and I can't really articulate why it fell flat for me. Reading other reviews, someone commented that the series gets better, so I'll try another one or two before giving up on it. I love the premise and I like Anna and Molly.
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