Endangered Species (Anna Pigeon Mysteries)

A small plane crashes into the palmetto thickets nearby. Anna and her crew arrive in time to control the blaze, but too late to save pilot and his passenger, Cumberland's sole law enforcement ranger. When the cause of the "accident" is determined to be sabotage, Anna becomes entangled in an investigation that threatens to upset the very delicate balance of this fragile ecological preserve. For she is precariously close to exposing dark, clandestine crimes both old and new that someone has worked very diligently to conceal. . .and which make Anna Pigeon the most endangered creature on the island.

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As her legions of loyal readers know, Nevada Barr is not a stripper nor a Las Vegas lawyer; she's a former actress and National Park Service ranger who writes excellent mysteries set in the wilderness. Her alter ego, ranger Anna Pigeon, is once again called upon to be mentally and physically astute--this time on Cumberland Island, off the Georgia coast, where the ghosts of the millionaires who used to live there are being added to by a determined killer. As usual, Barr is best at creating believable scenes of action in a setting that is beautifully detailed but never romanticized. Past Barr books in paperback: Firestorm, Ill Wind, A Superior Death, Track of the Cat.

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

Not one of her better stories, 2008-04-28
I love Nevada Barr's character Anna Pigeon, but this story was diffinetly not one of her better writtings. I found it kinda boring and wished that she had used Barbara Rosenblat as the narrator. I find that the narrator along with the story really makes the book so much better and gives Anna Pigeon life.


0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

Seashore Murder, 2008-03-20
Storytelling at its finest, Nevada Barr's ENDANGERED SPECIES features the little known Cumberland Island off the coast of Georgia, home to the Loggerhead Turtle, which many have fought for to bring back from the edge of extinction. The island is on our must visit list the next time we are on the east coast and I'm sure to read this addition to the Anna Pigeon series for its descriptions of the fauna and wildlife of the island.
The story is marred by too many characters, it becomes confusing but Barr's powerful prose keeps your eye glued to the page.
Nash Black, author of WRITING AS A SMALL BUSINESS and SINS OF THE FATHERS.


0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

history comes to life., 2008-01-28
The action takes place on Cumberland Island. I've read the book, and visited the island. Now I want to share with my husband, so I got the audio book version: we will listen to it on our way back from Florida to California.


0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

Solid Mystery, 2007-12-18
My aunt left this book at the house after visiting over thanksgiving, so I decided to give it a try. Very interesting to have a mystery plot built around a park ranger. It is very evident the author has done here reaserch and knows her subject. Plot and mystery was strong enough to hold your attention. I'll look for more books in this series.


6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

Typical Barr; solid and readable, 2007-07-25
I find Barr solid as an author. She writes well but not as poetically and lyrically as some others I read. Her mysteries are nicely constructed and quite page-turning at the end. This book is no exception.

Anna is a good character. Flawed and misanthropic at times, she is a very believable character. Her little insecurities always strike me as genuine and I like her wise cracking and her affection for the parks. She's well developed and yet still something of an enigma.

I was glad to see Molly round out this story though the subplot involving her was rather throwaway at best. Still, it was nice to see this character in person rather than at the other end of a telephone, which is how she was always viewed in past novels in this series. It was also interesting to learn some tidbits about her childhood with Anna.

I was deeply disappointed in Frederick in this novel. I can't help but feel that Barr's ideas for him just sort of petered out. He added an interesting twist to the series.

One of the most enjoyable aspects of this novel was the introduction of several new characters, always a strength of Barr's. Dijon was funny and made a nice counterpart to Anna. Mona and Dot were nice and multi-faceted and the Disneyish twist with Flicka the fawn was fun.

As always, what resonates most deeply is Barr's vivid depiction of the latest park in which Anna is working. Barr's descriptions of its wildlife and flora and her evocative writing about the heat and humidity of such climes makes it easy to get lost in the setting. While she is good at creating characters, her true strength lies in setting a scene.

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