Nevada Barr
Auteur de Track of the Cat
A propos de l'auteur
Nevada Barr was born on March 1, 1952. She is the author of a series of mysteries involving national parks. She draws on her own experience as a National Park Service ranger to thrill readers with the majesty of nature. Anna Pigeon, the heroine of such novels as A Superior Death and Endangered afficher plus Species, is a rough-and-tough ranger who left the wilds of New York for the great outdoors, and is modeled after Barr. Barr began writing in 1978, garnering national attention with the publication in 1993 of Track of the Cat, which won both the Agatha and Anthony awards for Best First Mystery Novel. Her novels are known for breathtaking descriptions of nature, diverse settings, and a no-nonsense heroine. She also provides frequently unflattering portrayals of the National Park Service. Her works include 13 1/2, Winterstudy, Borderline, Burn, The Rope and Destroyer Angel. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Crédit image: Signing books at the 2006 Bouchercon World Mystery Convention in Madison, Wisconsin / Photo by Oldbeeg
Séries
Œuvres de Nevada Barr
Summer and Smoke and Murder 10 exemplaires
Hunting Season (Author Unknown) 3 exemplaires
Liberty Falling (Anna Pigeon Series #7) by Nevada Barr 3 exemplaires
Anna Pigeon 2 exemplaires
Deep South (An Anna Pigeon Novel) by Barr, Nevada(February 1, 2001) Mass Market Paperback 1 exemplaire
A Superior Death (An Anna Pigeon Novel) by Barr, Nevada(September 2, 2003) Mass Market Paperback 1 exemplaire
Anna Pigeon 2, 7, 12 1 exemplaire
A Superior Death (Anna Pigeon Mysteries) by Nevada Barr (1-Sep-2003) Mass Market Paperback 1 exemplaire
The Lure 1 exemplaire
Calling Invisible Women 1 exemplaire
Borderline 12-Copy Signed Prepack 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The Ordinary Spaceman: From Boyhood Dreams to Astronaut (2015) — Avant-propos, quelques éditions — 50 exemplaires
Malice Domestic 8: An Anthology of Original Traditional Mystery Stories (1999) — Contributeur — 49 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Barr, Nevada
- Date de naissance
- 1952-03-01
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Yerington, Nevada, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- San Francisco, California, USA
Yerington, Nevada, USA (birth)
New York, New York, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Johnstonville, California, USA
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - Études
- University of California, Irvine (MA)
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (BA) - Professions
- park ranger
actor
mystery writer - Prix et distinctions
- Agatha Award (1993)
Anthony Award (1994)
Barry Award (2001)
Robin W. Winks Award (2011) - Agent
- Dominick Abel (Dominick Abel Agency)
- Courte biographie
- Nevada Barr is a mystery fiction author, known for her "Anna Pigeon" series of mysteries, set in National Parks in the United States. She grew up in Johnsonville, California. In 1984 she published her first novel, Bittersweet, a bleak lesbian historical novel set in the days of the Western frontier.
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Critiques
This was one of the most disappointing books I've read in a very long time. Filled with unnecessary descriptions, mediocre characterization, and a romance that is forced at the reader rather than gradually developed for most of the story, this book falls short of every expectation the description stirred in me. If I hadn't have spent money on this book, I would never have finished it.
Temporarily working as a presuppression firefighter on Cumberland Island, GA, for three weeks, Anna was ready to soak up the sun, breathe the fresh ocean air, and witness the hatching of the endangered baby loggerhead turtles while raking in some much-needed overtime pay. But, after a fatal plane crash on the island, she finds herself investigating a possible murder as an NPS law enforcement officer. Surrounding her is another cast of quirky, semi-strange co-workers who seem to flock to the National Park Ranger positions. The plot in this fifth book in the series—laced with magnificent descriptions of the local wildlife and landscape—is captivating and suspenseful as Anna gets beat up, attacked by ticks and chiggers, then nearly killed while trying to bring down a killer. Good to the last page.… (plus d'informations)
Still recovering from the nightmare at Isle Royale National Park, Anna is on leave and seeing a psychiatrist. She and her husband go on a float trip down the Rio Grande at Big Bend National Park with a guide and some college students. They find a pregnant woman caught in some vegetation, and while they are unable to save the woman, Anna performs an emergency C-section with her husband's pocket knife. They encounter a starving cow, and one of the college students insists they must rescue the cow. The guide is shot, and the person doing the shooting seems to be targeting their party when a second member is shot. With the river rising and the loss of their raft, they must try to climb (with a baby in arms), but it puts them in danger. They don't know who they can and cannot trust. The book was written sometime after 9/11 made it more difficult for Mexicans to enter the United States. Barbara Rosenblat does a good job narrating the story.… (plus d'informations)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 50
- Aussi par
- 11
- Membres
- 22,462
- Popularité
- #944
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 765
- ISBN
- 528
- Langues
- 7
- Favoris
- 66
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