Anna Pigeon Mysteries: The Rope : Anna Pigeon's First Case (Series #17) (Paperback)

from bgknighton

A very enjoyable entry in the series. Always wondered exactly what happened to Zack and how Anna got started in the Service. She may start out appearing weak, but her inner strength soon shows up. A villainous villain, a couple of dupes, overall very nice read.

from DrLed

If you don't know that this is a prequel, then the book is very confusing. Once across the timeline barrier, this was a pretty good 'who done it'. There was a fairly perplexing question throughout as to who was going to end up the villain of this story. As will most of Barr's tales, this one left...

from Queensowntalia

The latest Anna Pigeon mystery takes readers back to her first ranger job, not long after her husband's death. Unsurprisingly, then, this installment reads like more of a psychological thriller than the previous books have been. Not only is Anna still struggling with the loss of her husband, but ...

from herbcat

This "prequel" to the Anna Pigeon National Park Mystery series is full of suspense, fear, and mystery. This time, Anna is the one who requires rescue, although she knows something of the dead body she finds, but the dead body is not really as central as Anna's finding herself trapped, nude, and w...

from justmelissa

In The Rope, Nevada Barr takes us back in time to before Anna joined the National Park Service. Anna is fleeing the New York theater scene after the tragic and unexpected death of her husband. She's taken a summer job as a seasonal park employee on Lake Powell, cleaning up after careless vacation...