Barr, Nevada : Blind Descent:: An Anna Pigeon Mystery (Anna Pigeon Mysteries)

Blind Descent:: An Anna Pigeon Mystery (Anna Pigeon Mysteries)

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Feisty, resourceful forest ranger Anna Pigeon faced everything from raging fires to deep-water dives with cool aplomb in her first five adventures. Very early in Blind Descent her courage is put to an even greater test when she learns that a woman seriously injured while exploring a cave next door to New Mexico s Carlsbad Caverns is a friend who has requested Pigeon s help in getting her out. A chilling image filled Anna s mind: herself crouched and whimpering, fear pouring like poison through her limbs, shutting down her brain as the cave closed in around her. Pushing aside her fears, Pigeon takes the plunge, leading readers through a truly harrowing series of tight squeezes. Nevada Barr is so good at involving us in Anna s terror that when she finally resurfaces, we share her unadulterated joy. Even the dirt smelled alive... When she saw her first stars, she croaked out her delight from tired lungs. Above ground, Anna quickly gets involved in two possibly linked murders and becomes a rifleman s target. As we share the progress of her investigation, a sneaky suspicion starts to grow of possible suspects within the small community of spelunkers and National Park Service bureaucrats. Barr couldn t possibly ask Anna to go back underground again, could she? When it happens, of course, it seems inevitable--and just as frightening as the first time.

I guess my expectations were too high - I had heard the author interviewed on NPR and was very much interested. But the interview was more entertaining than the actual book. Barr s use of the English language was better than I had expected in a novel such as this, but sometimes I got the feeling she was too impressed with her command of vocabulary and ability to make obscur references. The character development was thin, the outcome predictable, and her feeling for being in a cave unsatisfying. I was just left with the feeling of wanting more.

Great book nonstop suspence - Blind decent gives the reader a chance to go deep into the earth and chance to see the un song hero s in the NPS.

the best Nevada Barr book so far! - I have thoroughly enjoyed all of the books in the Anna Pigeon series but Blind Descent is the best of the bunch so far. Barr s books are always interesting and well-written but the previous ones sometimes didn t have quite enough clues with the result that the endings came as a bit of a surprise. Blind Descent not only has the requisite number of hints, but they are so skillfully interwoven into the story that you will find yourself thinking, oh of course at the end. This is a terrific book, the descriptions of the cave are harrowing, the other characters are well-drawn and intriguing and the pace of the book is fast.

GREAT BOOK! - Another great story by a great author. Underground adventure at its best. For those that can t bear to step underground, this book is the next best thing to being there. For more underground stories don t miss Steward s Tales of Dirt, Danger, and Darkness.

I love this book! - Amazing. Ms. Pigeon is just as fascinating, if not more so, as she was when we first met her in Track of the Cat. Fascinating characters, both lovable and not, and unexpectedly beautiful scenery make this one of my favorite Barr books thus far. For the last two hundred pages I literally could not put it down. Well done Ms. Barr.




Blind Descent:: An Anna Pigeon Mystery (Anna Pigeon Mysteries)