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None. Again, as with my other fave mystery author, I'll spare you the list of the whole series. If you want to read her, start with the first book in the series - "Track of the Cat." The author is a former park ranger. The sleuth in her mysteries, Anna Pigeon, is also a female park ranger. She's very independent and a bit sarcastic - fun to read - lots of internal dialogue. Each novel takes place in a different national park, and the descriptions of them are thorough and enjoyable (scenery, flora, fauna, weather patterns, etc.) I liked the first several books in the series. The quality of last few has been slightly off...but, still, four stars ain't bad. (  ) Julie_Brock | Apr 12, 2013 |  my bathroom audio book. it takes me so long to finish it. this one seemed to go forever wandering in the woods with no murder and then some kid turned up and there was a murder. i can't remember the why of the murder! (  ) mahallett | Jul 29, 2012 | a solid mystery. Grisly, definitely! But this one has some sweetness too. It kept me on the edge of my seat. Every time I turned the page, I had to quickly scan the two page spread to make sure nothing really scary was coming up. (  ) sumariotter | Nov 2, 2011 | In this story, Anna is learning about a program the park rangers are helping with to track and tag grizzly bears in Glacier National Park. These descriptive prose in these is so powerful that even if you have never visited a particular park, you never have any trouble picturing the scenery, feeling yourself up on a ledge, or walking down the side of a mountain. While out checking on the bear monitors, the rangers are called upon to investigate a murder. At one point Anna thinks "she doesn't know whether she has too much information and too many suspects, or not enough of either." This one had a good plot, and interesting suspects. I'm looking forward to getting to know Anna even more in this series. (  ) tututhefirst | Sep 30, 2010 | In Blood Lure, Anna returns to the West, where she is sent on a training assignment to study the grizzly bears in Waterton/Glacier National Peace Park, straddling the border between Montana and Canada. But back in her beloved mountains, where the air is pure and cool, Anna fails to find the spiritual renewal she expected. Instead, nature seems to have become twisted, carrying a malevolence almost human in it focus. Along with bear researcher Joan Rand and a volatile and unpredictable teenaged boy, Anna hikes the backcountry, seeking signs of the bears. ( )  jepeters333 | Sep 6, 2010 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0425183750, Paperback)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 (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:01:36 -0400) The latest entry in the bestselling series featuring Anna Pigeon. Straddling the border between Montana and Canada lies the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park-Annarsquo;s home away from home when she is sent on a cross-training assignment to study grizzly bears. Along with bear researcher Joan Rand and a volatile, unpredictable teenage boy, Anna hikes the back country, seeking signs of bear. But the tables are turned on their second night out, when one of the beasts comes looking for them. Daybreak finds the boy missing, a camper mutilated, and Anna caught in a grip of fear, painfully aware that her lifelong bond with nature has inexplicably snappedhellip. District park ranger Anna Pigeon is forced to reexamine her "spiritual connection" to God's creatures when she works on a project that has her hanging out bloody lures to attract grizzly bears in Glacier National Park. Although she manages to snatch an occasional moment of solitary communion with nature, there's no time for meditation when a rampaging bear attacks the researchers' campsite.… (more) |
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