Another Anna Pigeon mystery. Three quarters of the way thru the book I'm enjoying it more than the last two in the series. After the first two chapters of setting up the characters, I couldn't put the book down. It's nice to read Anna and her husband Paul actually spend time together. The plot had a unexpected twist halfway thru. I love being surprised by a plot. It was pretty good although some of the characters central in the beginning were put aside in the middle, I kinda missed them. ( )

An interesting change. Anna is on vacation with her husband in Big Bend Nat'l Park. Much better than Winter Study which I did NOT enjoy.

Anna goes on a rafting trip to relax from the horrors of Lake Superior isle where she study wolf behavior. Instead of a relaxing trip the group finds a body. Anna not only solves another mystery, but also finds her maternal instincts.

Mexico - Texas border murder
Anna Pidgeon - 15 ( )

Another excellent mystery novel by Nevada Barr. The signature battle with nature and the elements happens early in the book and then there's the battle with the humans. The author's theme that mankind is more dangerous and evil than anything else in nature is carried on in this book too. There's more development of Anna's personality as she tends to the newborn baby. Readers are left in the dark about her future as a ranger. ( )