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Blind Descent

By: Nevada Barr
Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
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Award-winning author Nevada Barr fills the pages of Blind Descent with heart-stopping suspense, plots that twist around every corner, and spectacular wilderness settings.

When park ranger Anna Pigeon embarks on a thrilling subterranean rescue mission, she confronts personal demons and a multitude of life-threatening dangers, not all of them from the hostile terrain. A fellow ranger is injured in a suspicious accident while exploring the mostly unmapped Lechuguilla Cavern in New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns. During a fleeting moment of consciousness, the victim calls for Anna. Battling her paralyzing fear of small spaces, Anna descends into the lifeless underworld to uncover what really happened. As Anna wriggles through cramped tunnels and climbs rocky precipices, she discovers treachery and destruction lurking in the inky black just beyond her headlamp. Veteran narrator Barbara Rosenblat provides the perfect voice for the courageous, but very human, park ranger and her colleagues.

Listen to more Anna Pigeon mysteries.©1998 Nevada Barr (P)1998 Recorded Books
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Critic reviews

"Thoroughly satisfying, thanks to the writing and plotting talents of a master." (Publishers Weekly)
"Barr brings the intricate, fascinating, and deadly underground world of spelunking into close and intimate focus using Anna's divergent emotions of awe and near terror as she works her way through the total blackness. Readers are immersed in the setting, and Anna's claustrophobia, tangibly intense at times, keeps the tension of the plot tautly controlled." (School Library Journal)
"Barr's gripping prose never loses its hold: we feel Anna's fear acutely, and the tension of the rescue is palpable." (Booklist)

Gripping Suspense • Engaging Storyline • Wonderful Narration • Descriptive Writing • Compelling Mystery
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Enjoy Nevada Barr's books but this one was not as engaging and slow at times.

Blind Descent

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This was a decent listen. I was curious to find out what happened next, but I wasn't hooked. I did enjoy that the book took place not to far from where I live, so that part held my interest.

Decent

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The best Anna Pigeon I have read yet! I would recommend this for everyone who loves the wild places.

Gripping!

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Almost like being there, yet not at all pleasant to be in unstable underground caves. Well written and suspenseful.

Bit too much crawling through claustrophobia inducing caves

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I like the Anna Pigeon series but this is a slow one. The narrator is good but I can’t get past the mouth noises…I physically cringe. With technology can they not silence that? Ha!

Mouth Noises

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If you could sum up Blind Descent in three words, what would they be?

Riveting, Interesting, Cliffhanger

What did you like best about this story?

Kept you thinking while trying to solve the mystery right along with Anna.

Which character – as performed by Barbara Rosenblat – was your favorite?

Molly

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Will keep you hanging in the dark

Riveting Story Line

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I adore Anna’s perspective of the world: funny, realistically cynical, and educated without flaunting it. Unlike other mysteries, the character dialogue isn’t formulaic and that is so refreshing.

I wish I had found this years ago

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I loved this book, especially after reading Endangered Species which was such a disappointment. Nevada Barr is back on track with the Anna Pigeon Park Ranger Series. Barbara Rosenblat is the quintessential Anna Pigeon and totally inhabits her character. So enjoyable. Can't wait to read the next one - Liberty Falling.

One of the Best Anna Pigeon Books!

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Nevada Barr does it again! The book is action packed without sacrificing her gift of words. For example, she described one of her characters this way: “He was what her mother would call a natural husband man. He took care of things: cars, cats, people, and did so in such a way it went unnoticed and unsung.” I also love her literary allusions and the fact that she uses them sparingly, choosing the perfect ones. There is no pretension; they just fit. I have enjoyed the development of the recurring characters, especially Anna Pigeon. As I read each novel, feel like I’m taking a trip to each of the national parks. I am grateful there are so many more in the series yet to enjoy.

Edge of the seat excitement with excellent literary writing

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This book is one of the best if not the best in the sequel, so far. It is very realistic and detailed on caving and rock climbing experience. That makes it not only unputdownable read but absolutely irresistible to anyone who is into this spots or even just tried it. The characters also continue to grow and develop personally. It is funny and sharp as always, and better narrated this time. All thumbs up - just not if you are holding a rope!

Unforgettable adventure

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