(Poll Ballot Tally) Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr

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4 stars
Taken from the book, "A tarantula the size of a woman's hand, the horrifying of gentle creatures, wandered slowly across Ann's path."As a Park Ranger I will protect and serve you." She talked to the creature from a safe three yards away. "But we'll never be friends. Is that going to be a problem?"" This cracked me up. I grew up with tarantulas, I could watch them for hours while they moved around the garden. I have never understood people's fear of them but accept it.
Anna Pigeon is a new ranger and working in the Guadalupe Mountains when a fellow Ranger is found dead. Anna has doubts on what the report says on cause of death and makes it her mission to find out what really happened. Anna Pigeon comes across as arrogant at times but I like that the she is a strong person with a touch of weakness. Makes her a well rounded person.
The book has slow parts and fast moving parts. I had part of the mystery figured out pretty quick but not the whole ugly picture. I will continue with the series.