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Summary: Another good Anna Pigeon mystery
Review: This time Anna is assigned to the Natchez Trace national park as a ranger-in-charge. But it's the first time the park has had a female ranger-in-charge and Anna finds her two fellow-rangers scheming to make her job hell. And to make it worse a young girl is murdereed in the park and Anna must find the killer.One thing I've always found that sets Ms. Barr's mysteries apart from others is her writing. Her prose is lyrical. It simply flows. Her characterization is very good along with her dialogue. The plots may be a little unformed but all in all this whole series is good and consistent. I recommend any of the mysteries in this series.
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Summary: Nevada Barr does it again.
Review: This time Anna Piegon finds herself embroiled in a Southern battle that occured at the time of the Civil War. Anna is her usual inquistive self, and almost gets killed satisfying her curosity and trying to forget a man. Could not put the book down. Worth the five star rating.
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Summary: Not for the not-lyrically-inclined
Review: Too much time wasted on nature descriptions and too little on building suspense. Also, I've read several Anna Pigeon novels now and find her a very depressing character. She hates people and has absolutely no sense of humor. Plus, there are no women in the book besides Pigeon. She's a loner which makes her a difficult character to like. I don't know...it's just not for me.
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Summary: "It's a treat to dip your feet in a Mississippi Mystery!"
Review: What a difference a year makes! When we last saw Anna Pigeon, she was way up north in New York helping to solve a murder mystery at the Statue of Liberty. Now, here she is way down south in Mississippi doing what she does best, solving another murder mystery. Anna Pigeon has a new job and a new place to hang her hat, the Natchez Trace Parkway. Being the new district ranger is one thing, but being a woman and being a yankee makes her new job all the more difficult. (Personally, I think the other rangers were all just a little nervous because it seems whatever park Anna goes to, be it Mesa Verde, Isle Royale, Guadalupe Mountain, or Carlsbad, someone always winds up dead!) To make matters worse, a young girl is found dead in the park with a white sheet over her head, and a noose around her neck. Unraveling this mystery is going be as difficult as untangling the Kudzu vines that grow throughout the park! An excellent book! Full of beautiful imagery and descriptions of the deep south. I just hope that Anna licks her wounds and returns to action real soon!
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Summary: This Yankee bows to the Southern Lady
Review: Who better to write about the south but someone who has been there and also worked the very same job in the very same location. Nevada returns to the Mississippi Deep South, having been a ranger on the same Natchez Trace she writes about. She sets the stage for both the reader and the story by proceeding slowly and explaining some of the things that make the area as well as the job special. Newly promoted District Ranger Anna Pigeon knows her job and knows her limitations. Nevada spends some quality writing time showing the reader around the area and explaining many of the things that make the south so special and also frustrating to newly arrived Yankees.
Anna Pigeon faces the challenges of not only her new job but the firm male prejudices of her two southern, somewhat lazy park rangers and many of the local folk. Anna is the new show in town and faces many challenges both good and bad.
The death of a teenage girl and the attack of an aligator on her that almost cost the life of her dog are just a couple of the things she faces in her first few days.
Is there anyone she can trust? Is there anybody she can count on for help? Will the "good ole boy" way of life make her give up and go home? The clock is ticking away as Anna faces southern pride, fear, and a Deep South that she doesn't understand.
This is a good book well writen by Nevada Barr that is sensitive to her subject matter and her readers. The only thing I felt it could use was either more suspense or more "on the edge" of your chair action.
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