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A Superior Death

By: Nevada Barr
Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
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Nevada Barr quickly attracted the attention of mystery fans when her first Anna Pigeon mystery, Track of the Cat, appeared. Now she immerses the intrepid park ranger in a perilous search that will take her far below the waters of Lake Superior. As Anna spends her days patrolling its shores, the surface of Lake Superior fills with tourists. In the depths below lie an ancient ship and the bones of its sailors. But when two tourists dive down to see the wreck, they discover that a new body has joined the skeletal crew. As Anna tries to discover how and why, she encounters secrets darker and more deadly than the waters surrounding the corpse. Filled with suspense, A Superior Death is also laced with Anna Pigeon's self-deprecating humor. With Barbara Rosenblat's spirited narration, you'll immediately be scanning the splendid setting and looking for clues through the eyes of the savvy naturalist.Listen to more Anna Pigeon mysteries.©2000 Nevada Barr (P)2004 Recorded Books Amateur Sleuths Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Thriller Crime Exciting Witty

Critic reviews

"She [Anna Pigeon] is a captivating, daredevil detective whose adventures will delight mystery readers." (School Library Journal)
"Barr, a park ranger, provides plenty of authentic details about life in the great outdoors, and her deft plotting and appealingly quirky characters give her story plenty of punch. Anna Pigeon is tough-minded, strong, sensitive, vulnerable, and funny." (Booklist)

Engaging Mystery • Unexpected Twists • Excellent Narration • Relatable Protagonist • Vivid Descriptions • Witty Heroine
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Who was your favorite character and why?

This is only my third Ann Pigeon story. Nevada Barr does a very nice job of building upon the character. We learn more about her (and her past) all the time. It unfolds. I also like Molly, Ann's sister in NYC. She's quite a character.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

This is a powerful and complex story that comes together in an exciting and believable way. Everything gets resolved, explained and you come away satisfied.

A Superior Story

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While I like reading about smart, strong female characters, I expect that intelligent woman make mostly good decisions. Anna took crazy risks for no apparent reason except to make the story more exciting.

These books also put the US Park Service in very poor light, from paying park rangers less than a living wage to covering for a park ranger guilty of child sexual abuse in several different states. How sad!

Smart Woman, Dumb Decisions

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It will have you holding your breath and closing your eyes. Leave you feeling all closed in! Anna is amazing and her adventures in the National parks are very interesting.
Looking forward to # 3

Series # 2

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This is my second Anna Pidgeon novel and I really enjoyed it. I like Nevada Barr's development of Anna as a person and I also like the descriptions of the parks and nature. The ending is action packed and suspenseful.

Good book, Thumbs up!

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One of my favorite authors. So glad to have found this book on audible. It has .it all! Mystery, humor, interesting pieces of history and geography. Wonderful.

An early book but a nifty one

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this is my second book after being introduced to her, and I'm really enjoying them.

Enjoyable listen

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I never could figure it out. I stayed interested and I never expected what happened and by who. And enjoyed the way they spoke about the island made you feel like you were there

mystery

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Even though Anna is out of her element she manages to adjust to the depth of her surroundings!

A Superior Yarn

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lots of twists and turns, lotsa action, we've hunting for agates there glad that type mayhem was not present,,

interesting

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Having grown up in Michigan and visited some of these areas I enjoyed remembering the places I visited in past and hope to go to again soon!

Suspense and intriguing who done it!

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