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Barr, Nevada A Superior Death
Avon Books 1995 TRADE PAPER Very Good
6.87x4.21x.89 in. .34 lbs. Publisher Comments: It is Anna Pigeon's job as U.S. National Park Service Ranger to help protect wild and lonely places from civilization's corrupting touch. Now duty has plunged her into a deadly mystery in the icy depths of Lake Superior - where an unaccounted-for extra corpse has inexplicably turned up among the drowned victims of a 70-year-old shipwreck.
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Nevada Barr Blood Lure
Putnam Adult 2001 0399147020 / 9780399147029 Bookclub Edition Fine near fine
0399147020 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches Amazon.com Park ranger Anna Pigeon, the fortyish heroine of Barr's popular series, is back, tracking grizzlies through the unforgiving landscape of Glacier National Park as part of a scientific investigation that's outlined with more detail than anyone who's not totally fascinated by these awesome animals will care about. In fact, the description of what actually goes into the lures set to attract the bears so they can be tagged and counted is guaranteed to rumble the strongest stomach--but that's just the back story in this newest Pigeon adventure. When the mutilated body of the stepmother of one of the bear trackers turns up in a remote corner of the park, and it becomes clear that she met death at the hands of a human rather than the claws of a grizzly, Anna goes on the hunt for the killer. Barr's strength is in depicting the natural surroundings in which her heroine finds inspiration, solace, and comfort, and she limns the gorgeous landscape of Glacier with consummate skill. But her plotting leaves much to be desired, and when she finally reveals the killer's identity, motivation, and especially his accomplice, the discriminating reader may be tempted to throw this book at the nearest teddy bear. The trick ending is too much to stomach, unless you're a grizzly who'll eat (almost) anything. Up to that point, however, there's much to appeal to Barr's fans: another beautifully drawn portrait of a piece of America's vanishing wilderness and a few hours in the company of an appealingly cranky heroine whose appreciation of it knows no bounds. --Jane Adams From Publishers Weekly The latest entry in this excellent series featuring National Park Service ranger Anna Pigeon is one of Barr's best. Anna has been assigned to work temporarily in Montana's Glacier National Park, where she seems more at home than in her recent forays to East Coast parks, and learns how to do DNA studies on wildlife by working with a biologist, Joan, on a study of grizzly bears. Anna, Joan and a young, inexperienced volunteer, Rory, are sent out into the park's wilderness areas to set lures for the grizzlies. They use a powerful and nasty-smelling concoction, mixed with cow's blood, that the grizzlies find irresistible. Once the bears rub up against the trees or barbed wire that have been coated with the lure, samples of their DNA can be collected from the hair and skin left behind. In their remote campsite one night, Anna and Joan amazingly survive a grizzly bear attack on their tents unscathed, only to find that Rory has gone missing. As park rangers and rescue teams hike the mountainous park looking for the missing teenager, they find instead the dead body of a woman whose face has been horribly mutilated. Rory is an obvious suspect, as is the bear who attacked the camp. Barr focuses on the wilderness park and its endangered population of grizzlies rather than on Anna's personal life and problems, and this makes for a tightly plotted, satisfying read. The author's masterful descriptions of the natural world immeasurably enhance an exciting, suspenseful story that is sure to flirt with bestseller lists. Mystery Guild main selection and Literary Guild alternate selection. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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Nevada Barr Blood Lure (An Anna Pigeon Novel)
Berkley 2002 0425183750 / 9780425183755 Mass Market Paperbound Very Good
0425183750 674x426x97 38 Publisher Comments: All is not well in grizzly country...Barr's red herrings and sly twists culminate in one huge payoff. (Entertainment Weekly)
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Nevada Barr Firestorm (Anna Pigeon Mysteries)
Avon 2002 0380725827 / 9780380725823 Mass Market Paperbound Very Good
0380725827 691x421x92 38 Publisher Comments: About this Guide: The questions, author biography, and list of other mysteries featuring National Parks Ranger Anna Pigeon that follow are intended to enhance your group's reading of Nevada Barr's FIRESTORM. We hope that they will provide you with new ways of looking at this exciting mystery. About this Book: In Nevada Barr's FIRESTORM, a jackknife fire rages through the hills of California, stranding a whole crew of firefighters. Alone and cut off from the world, among the charred and ravaged landscape, the crew must face another peril - one of their crew has been murdered. While tending to the physical and emotional wounds of the crew, Anna Pigeon, a medic and security officer, endangers herself to uncover the identity of the murderer hidden among them. Played out against the rugged forces of nature, FIRESTORM reveals human nature in all its pettiness and glory. Nevada Barr takes us on a journey of extremes as we experience the power of nature and man's ability to survive not only the hazards of nature, but also the hazards of man. Praise for this book "Thrilling.... Dramatic.... The striking visceral quality of Ms. Barr's action scenes is all the more remarkable because she writes with such a cool, steady hand about the violence of nature and the cruelty of man."-- "The New York Times Book Review" "A brilliantly executed mystery. Barr's gripping descriptions of fire bring to mind Dorothy Sayer's descriptions of flood in her classic, The Nine Tailors." - "The Washington Post Book World" "Excellent.... Compelling.... Nevada Barr is one of the best." "--The Boston Sunday Globe" "Barr is a splendid storyteller, but it's her knowledge of the territorythat ignites this fast-paced and suspenseful whodunit." - "Los Angeles Times Book Review" For Discussion: 1. Nevada Barr sets her story in a forest during and after a firestorm. Why might she have chosen to tell her story in this setting? What does the firestorm offer dramatically that another setting might not? How does the firestorm serve to illuminate her characters? 2. Nevada Barr's ability to evoke the forces of nature is extraordinary. What senses does she engage? What is the relation between the forces of nature and her themes? 3. The firestorm comes on so swiftly that it forces the crew to face a difficult choice: either to save Newt or to save themselves. From their decision, what can we deduce about human nature? What would you have done? After leaving Newt to die, Anna insists on searching for a murderer, even at great risk to herself. Discuss the irony of this situation. 4. By choosing to be a medic at spike camp, Anna has chosen a life that is physically demanding and potentially dangerous, free from the choices and concerns of everyday life. Why might Anna find this life so appealing? Is she running away from something? If so, what might it be? 5. Anna is portrayed as a character with strength. What characteristics does Nevada Barr imbue her with that make her "strong?" In what areas might Anna be weak? Is she comfortable in intimate relationships? If not, why not? 6. Nevada Barr switches back and forth between Anna's point of view and Frederick Stanton's point of view. Why does Barr choose to cut away from the mountain and include Stanton in the story? What effect does this have? How does Stanton's view of Anna change our view of her? 7.In the world of the firestorm what part of nature might Anna be like? With what part of nature could Stanton be associated? 8. The firestorm is fast, powerful and dangerous. Without warning, it builds and then sweeps through the forest. How is the nature of this phenomenon a metaphor for what happens between the people on the mountain? What experience occurs in the characters internally that could be comparable to the firestorm? How else can one apply this metaphor to the incidents in the novel? 9. Before the firestorm, Anna has little patience for Le Fleur, but after the firestorm she finds him much more agreeable. What is it about being so close to death that alters one's relat
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Nevada Barr Ill Wind
G. P. Putnam's Sons 1995 0399140158 / 9780399140150 Hardcover Very Good
0399140158 Very good. Clean text. Email for further information.
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