Nevada Barr

Bestselling mystery writer Nevada Barr will read from and sign The Rope ($25.99 Minotaur), the latest in her series featuring Anna Pigeon. In The Rope, Barr gathers together the many strings of Anna’s past and finally reveals the story that her many fans have been long asking for, Anna Pigeon’s first ... (more)case. For those legions of readers who have been entranced over the years by Park Ranger Anna Pigeon’s strength and determination and those who are new to Nevada Barr’s captivating, compelling novels, this is where it all starts.

Monthly mystery fiction discussion group at a neighborhood library. Participants are encouraged to read the same mystery novel in advance of the meeting, to discuss as a group. Participants are also encouraged to bring a small dessert selection to share with other readers during the meeting. Coffee and/or ... (more)juice will be provided. This month's selected mystery novel: Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr, the first in her Anna Pigeon series.

Please join us for an evening with Nevada Barr, New York Times bestselling author of the award-winning Anna Pigeon novels, as we celebrate the release of her New Orleans novel, 13 1/2. In 1971, the state of Minnesota was rocked by the 'Butcher Boy' incident, as coverage of a family brutally murdered ... (more)by one of their own swept across newspapers and television screens nationwide.Now, in present-day New Orleans, Polly Deschamps finds herself at yet another lonely crossroads in her life. No stranger to tragedy, Polly was a runaway at the age of fifteen, escaping a nightmarish Mississippi childhood.Lonely, that is, until she encounters architect Marshall Marchand. Polly is immediately smitten. She finds him attractive, charming, and intelligent. Marshall, a lifelong bachelor, spends most of his time with his brother Danny. When Polly's two young daughters from her previous marriage are likewise taken with Marshall, she marries him. However, as Polly begins to settle into her new life, she becomes uneasy about her husband's increasing dark moods, fearing that Danny may be influencing Marshall in ways she cannot understand.But what of the ominous prediction by a New Orleans tarot card reader, who proclaims that Polly will murder her husband? What, if any, is the Marchands' connection to the infamous 'Butcher Boy' multiple homicide? And could Marshall and his eccentric brother be keeping a dark secret from Polly, one that will shatter the happiness she has forever prayed for?

New York Times best-seller Nevada Barr will sign & discuss her new Anna Pigeon mystery -- set in Texas! -- Borderline (Putnam; $25.95). The killings on Isle Royale have left Anna drained and haunted, her memories of her time with the wolf study group forever marred by the carnage on the island.

Nevada Barr reads and signs her latest Anna Pigeon novel, Borderline.

Nevada Barr discusses and signs her book Borderline.If you are unable to attend,you must call the book shop to order signed books.

The Mystery Book Club will discussion High Country, by Nevada Barr. Call the branch to reserve a copy.

Join Sarah for discussions of literary books by & about lesbians. Meetings are the 1st Sunday of every month at 2 pm.
November's selection: Bittersweet, by Nevada Barr
Award-winning author Nevada Barr reveals another side to her remarkable storytelling prowess with this heart-wrenching yet ... (more)tender tale of two women whose boundless devotion to each other is continually challenged in 19th-century America.

CONTEMPORARY WISDOM BOOKGROUP 7pm Seeking Enlightenment...Hat by Hat by Nevada Barr . More info: jraupp1@cox.net.

(Free and open to the public. For more information, call 312 263 0111)

Reception and book signing co-sponsored by the Midwest office of the National Parks Conservation Association. NEVADA BARR, bestselling author of mysteries set in America's national parks, speaks about her latest thriller, Winter ... (more)Study, in which National Park Service ranger Anna Pigeon joins a winter research project intended to study the wolves and moose of Michigan's Isle Royale National Park. Ms. Barr will discuss her book as well as the actual Isle Royale wolf-moose study and her life in the national parks.

The author reads from and signs her new Anna Pigeon mystery. (Book World, The Washington Post)

More details to be announced at a later date.