New Releases by Nevada Barr

Ein erbitterter Überlebenskampf in eisiger Wildnis: Der spannungsgeladene Kriminalroman »Wolfsspuren« von Nevada Barr jetzt als eBook bei dotbooks. Der verschneite Nationalpark Isle Royale in Michigan: Gemeinsam mit einem Forscherteam bricht die Rangerin Anna Pigeon in die Wildnis auf. Ihre Expedition soll neue Erkenntnisse in der Wolfsforschung bringen, doch schon bald stehen sie vor einem Rätsel: Riesige Pfotenabdrücke im Schnee und Spuren einer Wolfs-DNA, die nicht zur heimischen Population auf der Insel passt. Als eine Kollegin von Anna verschwindet und kurz darauf ihre zerfetzte Leiche gefunden wird, entbrennt eine wilde Hetzjagd auf die Wolfsbestie. Doch bald schon stellt Anna mit Entsetzen fest, dass die Jäger selbst zu Raubtieren geworden sind – und einer von ihnen ein mörderisches Spiel treibt ... Packend und rasant – der siebte Band der fesselnden Krimireihe um die Parkrangerin Anna Pigeon mit ihrem untrüglichen Gespür für die Abgründe menschlichen Handelns: »Barr kennt und liebt ihre Landschaft und schreibt darüber mit dem Einfühlungsvermögen einer wahren Naturfreundin.« The Washington Post »Nevada Barr ist eine der Allerbesten!« Boston Globe Jetzt als eBook kaufen und genießen: Der Öko-Thriller »Wolfsspuren«, Band 7 der international erfolgreichen Anna-Pigeon-Krimiserie von Nevada Barr, die Leser in die ebenso atemberaubende wie gefährliche Wildnis der Nationalparks Amerikas entführt. Wer liest, hat mehr vom Leben: dotbooks – der eBook-Verlag.

Faszinierende Landschaften und abgründige Verbrechen: Der Krimi „Einer zuviel an Bord“ von Nevada Barr jetzt als eBook bei dotbooks. Isle Royale, Michigan: Ruhe und Frieden in der Natur ist alles, was die Parkrangerin Anna Pigeon sucht. Aber bereits in ihren ersten Tagen im Nationalpark am Lake Superior machen Taucher eine grausige Entdeckung – in den Tiefen des Sees liegt ein Schiffswrack, in dem sich sechs Tote befinden. Fünf gehören zur Mannschaft, die damals mit dem Schiff sank, doch woher stammt die sechste Leiche? Ein Abenteuertaucher, dem die Schatzsuche im Wrack zum tödlichen Verhängnis wurde? Warum aber kehrt zur gleichen Zeit die Frau eines Rangers von ihrem Spaziergang am See nicht zurück? Anna beschleicht der Verdacht, dass sich im Totenschiff ein Geheimnis verbirgt, für das jemand bereit ist zu morden ... und sie ist nun mitten in sein Visier geraten! Fesselnd und atemlos spannend – der zweite Band der packenden Krimireihe um die Parkrangerin Anna Pigeon mit ihrem untrüglichen Gespür für die Abgründe menschlichen Handelns: „Barr kennt und liebt ihre Landschaft und schreibt darüber mit dem Einfühlungsvermögen einer wahren Naturfreundin.“ The Washington Post Jetzt als eBook kaufen und genießen: „Einer zuviel an Bord“, Band 2 der international erfolgreichen Krimiserie von Nevada Barr, die Leser in die großartigen Nationalparks Amerikas entführt. Wer liest, hat mehr vom Leben: dotbooks – der eBook-Verlag.

Eine uralte Felsenstadt wird zur tödlichen Falle: Der Krimi „Zeugen aus Stein“ von Nevada Barr jetzt als eBook bei dotbooks. Mesa Verde Nationalpark, Colorado. Die Parkrangerin Anna Pigeon ist erst wenige Wochen in Mesa Verde stationiert, als der Park von mehreren mysteriösen Todesfällen erschüttert wird. Als hoch oben auf dem Felsplateau in der alten Indianerstadt der Anasazi die Leiche ihres Kollegen gefunden wird, beginnt für Anna ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit. Sie ist sich sicher, jemand wollte ihn zum Schweigen bringen. Auf ihrer Suche nach der grausamen Wahrheit gerät Anna zwischen alle Fronten ... Packend und rasant – der dritte Band der fesselnden Krimireihe um die Parkrangerin Anna Pigeon mit ihrem untrüglichen Gespür für die Abgründe menschlichen Handelns: „Barr kennt und liebt ihre Landschaft und schreibt darüber mit dem Einfühlungsvermögen einer wahren Naturfreundin.“ The Washington Post Jetzt als eBook kaufen und genießen: „Zeugen aus Stein“, Band 3 der international erfolgreichen Krimiserie von Nevada Barr, die Leser in die großartigen Nationalparks Amerikas entführt. Wer liest, hat mehr vom Leben: dotbooks – der eBook-Verlag.

In 1971, the state of Minnesota was rocked by the "Butcher Boy" incident, as coverage of a family brutally murdered by one of their own swept across newspapers and television screens nationwide. Now, in present-day New Orleans, Polly Deschamps finds herself at yet another lonely crossroads in her life. No stranger to tragedy, Polly was a runaway at the age of fifteen, escaping a nightmarish Mississippi childhood. Lonely, that is, until she encounters architect Marshall Marchand. Polly is immediately smitten. She finds him attractive, charming, and intelligent. Marshall, a lifelong bachelor, spends most of his time with his brother Danny. When Polly’s two young daughters from her previous marriage are likewise taken with Marshall, she marries him. However, as Polly begins to settle into her new life, she becomes uneasy about her husband’s increasing dark moods, fearing that Danny may be influencing Marshall in ways she cannot understand. But what of the ominous prediction by a New Orleans tarot card reader, who proclaims that Polly will murder her husband? What, if any, is the Marchands'' connection to the infamous "Butcher Boy" multiple homicide? And could Marshall and his eccentric brother be keeping a dark secret from Polly, one that will shatter the happiness she has forever prayed for?

Die Natur ist erbarmungslos, aber das schlimmste Raubtier bleibt der Mensch! Der Krimi „Die Spur der Katze“ von Nevada Barr als eBook bei dotbooks. Guadalupe Mountains, Texas. In den abgeschiedenen Gebirgszügen des Nationalparks kann die Parkhüterin Anna Pigeon endlich Abstand von ihrer schmerzlichen Vergangenheit gewinnen – bis sie auf einer ihrer Patrouillen ein Albtraum erwartet: die Leiche ihrer Kollegin, offensichtlich von Tieren zerfetzt. Aber hat hier tatsächlich die Wildnis ihr erbarmungsloses Gesicht gezeigt? Als der Todesfall ohne weitere Ermittlungen auf den Angriff eines Pumas zurückgeführt wird, kommen Anna Zweifel. Es gibt zu viele Ungereimtheiten – und zu viele Rancher, die darauf brennen, Jagd auf die „Bestien“ zu machen. Anna beginnt zu ermitteln – und stößt auf eine Verschwörung, die grausamer ist, als jedes Tier es sein könnte ... Brisant und hochaktuell – der Auftakt der packenden Krimireihe um die Parkrangerin Anna Pigeon mit ihrem untrüglichen Gespür für die Abgründe menschlichen Handelns: „Barr kennt und liebt ihre Landschaft und schreibt darüber mit dem Einfühlungsvermögen einer wahren Naturfreundin.“ The Washington Post Jetzt als eBook kaufen und genießen: „Die Spur der Katze“, Band 1 der international erfolgreichen Krimiserie von Nevada Barr, die Leser in die großartigen Nationalparks Amerikas entführt. Wer liest, hat mehr vom Leben: dotbooks – der eBook-Verlag.

Nevada Barr brings National Park Ranger Anna Pigeon to the wild beauty of Acadia National Park in the New York Times bestseller, Boar Island Anna Pigeon, in her career as a National Park Service Ranger, has had to deal with all manner of crimes and misdemeanors, but cyber-bullying and stalking is a new one. The target is Elizabeth, the adopted teenage daughter of her friend Heath Jarrod. Elizabeth is driven to despair by the disgusting rumors spreading online and bullying texts. Until, one day, Heath finds her daughter Elizabeth in the midst of an unsuccessful suicide attempt. And then she calls in the cavalry---her aunt Gwen and her friend Anna Pigeon. While they try to deal with the fragile state of affairs---and find the person behind the harassment---the three adults decide the best thing to do is to remove Elizabeth from the situation. Since Anna is about to start her new post as Acting Chief Ranger at Acadia National Park in Maine, the three will join her and stay at a house on the cliff of a small island near the park, Boar Island. But the move east doesn''t solve the problem. The stalker has followed them east. And Heath (a paraplegic) and Elizabeth aren''t alone on the otherwise deserted island. At the same time, Anna has barely arrived at Acadia before a brutal murder is committed by a killer uncomfortably close to her. BOAR ISLAND is a brilliant intertwining of past and present, of victims and killers, in a compelling novel that only Nevada Barr could write.

After a summer fighting wildfire, park ranger Anna Pigeon is enjoying a weekend away camping in Minnesota''s National Park with her girlfriends. Leah Hendricks is the genius behind a high-end sports gear manufacturer and Heath Jarrod has volunteered to test out some of the equipment. But when they encounter a band of violent kidnappers little do they realise that their ultimate challenge will be to stay alive.

Som ranger i USAs National Park Service er det Annas job at hjælpe til at beskytte uciviliserede og ensomme steder fra civilisationens ødelæggende hånd. Nu har pligten ført hende langt væk fra den ophøjede ro i den ørken, hun elsker så højt – og ind i et mysterium om et mord, som finder sted i Lake Superiors isnende greb. Det utilgængelige vrag af fragtbåden Kamloops har hvilet på søens bund i næsten halvfjerds år – og ligene af dens ulyksalige besætning er på uhyggelig vis blevet bevaret i Superiors iskolde vand. Men nu er der et lig mere om bord – en nylig myrdet udefrakommende, som mistænkeligt nok er iført tøj fra 1920′erne – og den efterforskende parkranger Anna Pigeon bliver draget ind i et mareridt af begærlighed og mord. og kommer dødbringende tæt på en morder.

It all begins here... Nevada Barr''s The Rope details Anna''s early days as a park ranger, and the events that shaped her life. Perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Paul Doiron. ''A harrowing survival story, well imagined and forcefully told, about a brutal act that inspires a weak woman to become a strong one'' - Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review It''s 1995. Fresh off the bus from New York City, a broken-hearted 35-year-old named Anna Pigeon takes her first job as a park employee: a decidedly unglamorous, seasonal stint at the Glen Canyon National Recreational Area. On her day off, she goes hiking alone in the park - never to return. Her co-workers assume she''s moved on since her cabin is cleaned out. But when Anna wakes up - trapped at the bottom of a well, naked, with no supplies and no memory of how she got there - she must draw upon all of her strength, courage, and skill to survive. Because whoever set Anna''s trap isn''t through with her yet... What readers are saying about The Rope: ''I read [this book] in one sitting... The story has a terrific opening and the suspense continues to the end'' ''Anna Pigeon has to be one of everyone''s favourite heroines, mainly because over a long series of books she remains a constant mix of dry humour, and inner strength which while admirable and amazing, never quite gets to super human and unattainable'' ''Interesting, unusual, and exciting''

A beautiful, idyllic refuge becomes a place of danger beyond the ordinary... In Nevada Barr''s Winter Study, Anna Pigeon finds trouble brewing amongst a pack of wolves. Perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Janet Evanovich. ''Strong, evocative writing... frigid winds blow through Winter Study as the suspense heats up'' - South Florida Sun-Sentinel It is January, and Park Ranger Anna Pigeon is sent to Isle Royale in Lake Superior to learn about managing and understanding wolves, as her home base of Rocky Mountain National Park might soon have its own pack of the magnificent, much maligned animals. She''s lodging in the island''s bunkhouse with the famed wolf study team, along with two scientists from Homeland Security, who are assessing the study with an eye to opening the park in the winters - an act that would effectively bring an end to the fifty-year project. However, soon after Anna''s arrival, the wolf packs under observation begin to behave in peculiar ways... What readers are saying about Winter Study: ''Plenty of thrills and chills in Winter Study. You may want to get under a blanket to read it'' ''An engrossing adventure tale'' ''This was an exceptionally enjoyable book - absolutely riveting''

Ranger i National Park Service, Anna Pigeon, tvinges med på en redningsaktion ned i det altfortærende hulesystem, Lachuguilla, dybt under New Mexicos ørken. Hendes ven og kollega, Frieda Dierkz, der under en kortlægningsekspedition i hulen har været udsat for en ulykke, har brug for Annas hjælp. Anna må overvinde sin angst og begive sig to hundrede meter ned i den uoverskuelige og klaustrofobiske labyrint. Det bliver en rejse ned i et altomsluttende mørke og et møde med en både smuk og skræmmende verden. En verden, der rummer navne som Razor Blade Run, Tinker’s Hell og Wormhole. Da hun endelig når frem til sin veninde, er det blot for at høre hende sige "Det var ikke en ulykke ..." "... man rives med som af en uventet flodbølge gennem et af parkens flodlejer. Kampen går mellem dem, der vil bevare naturen »ren« og dem, der har andre planer." - Bo Bjørnvig, Weekendavisen "Anna er i høj grad et bekendtskab værd som hard core udgave af den moderne handlekraftige kvindetype, der har tilladt sig at smide et par skraldespande søde gammeldags kvindelige dyder på civilisationens losseplads for ikke-genbrugeligt affald. ...en fundamentalt spændende og overbevisende krimiroman, skrevet med knivskarpt blik for den menneskelige dårskab." - Anne-Marie Gregersen, Berlingske Tidende "Med naturen som en enestående kulisse giver Nevada Barr , selv fhv. ranger, os nogle spændende, vedkommende og barske krimier. Hun har blik for den menneskelige svaghed og kan godt banke en krimi-intrige på plads." - Holger Ruppert, B.T. Nevada Barr (f.1952) er forfatter til en lang række bøger om rangeren Anna Pigeon, flere af dem er oversat til dansk. Nevada Barr bor i Mississippi og har virket som ranger i Natchez Trace Parkway. Hun har nu helt helliget sig sit forfatterskab. Hun har vundet en række priser for sit forfatterskab og er desuden New York Times-bestseller.

There is peril beneath the watchful eyes of the Lady... Anna Pigeon leaves the wilderness behind for the bustle of New York City in Liberty Falling, the gripping mystery from bestselling author Nevada Barr. Perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo and Paul Doiron. ''Her best book yet... Plenty of action and suspense... Liberty Falling offers something for mystery fans of every stripe'' - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel When Anna Pigeon left New York City after her husband was killed, she hoped it would be forever. But now her sister Molly is clinging to life in an uptown hospital ICU, so Anna has reluctantly returned. Rooming with a friend and fellow park ranger in close quarters on Liberty Island - the small strip of land that is home to Lady Liberty - Anna spends her free time exploring the grand monument and the crumbling, overgrown, and eerie ruins in the unrestored sections of nearby Ellis Island. But the peace she seeks here is shattered when she finds herself among a crowd gathered at the Lady''s base, staring at the broken body of a teenager who fell - or was pushed - to her death. The reason behind the young girl''s fatal plunge is not the only mystery alive on these historic sites - nor will hers be the only death. Hidden in a dangerous labyrinth of stone, glass, and steel are secrets Anna Pigeon is now compelled to uncover... and an insidious threat to herself and to others that could wreak havoc on a nation''s proudest day. What readers are saying about Liberty Falling: ''Nevada Barr delivers a very puzzling murder mystery that will leave you guessing up to the very end'' ''The writing is exquisite, observations unique, the protagonist one of the most interesting and real around'' ''Any Anna Pigeon novel is a treat, but Liberty Falling is a special delight in a top series''

Nature is close at hand - but then again, so is murder... Ill Wind is the third novel in Nevada Barr''s gripping crime series featuring park ranger Anna Pigeon. Perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo and Sue Grafton. ''Stirring... vivid... vibrant... intelligent'' - New York Times Book Review When national park ranger Anna Pigeon needs to find peace, she turns to nature of solace. Lucky for her, she''s been newly assigned to Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. Anna is enthralled by its ruins: the ancient cliff dwellings of a vanished Native American civilisation. But Anna''s reverie is shattered by an inexplicable illness affecting visitors to the popular landmark - and two mysterious tragedies: the death of a child... and the murder of a friend. Now she must find the very human source of the evil wind that is blowing through the ruins. For it threatens more innocent lives - including Anna''s own... What readers are saying about the Anna Pigeon Mysteries: ''Nevada Barr has a fabulous way of writing and her descriptions of the beautiful landscapes and natural beauty of these parks is just wonderful'' ''Well-constructed mystery which keeps you guessing until the end'' ''Five stars''

Anna Pigeon uncovers shady dealings, possible sabotage and murder... On a remote island, Anna Pigeon faces more than just isolation in Endangered Species, the gripping crime novel from Nevada Barr. Perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Paul Doiron. ''Nevada Barr''s mysteries keep getting better and better'' - Susan Isaacs In the midst of a dangerously dry season, national park ranger Anna Pigeon has been posted to Cumberland Island off the Georgia coast for a monotonous, twenty-one-day fire watch. But her boredom is short-lived, for this remote and marshy place is a breeding ground to more than just the imperilled Loggerhead turtle; it also spawns eccentricity and secrets, greed, suspicion... and murder. A small plane crashes into the palmetto thickets nearby. Anna and her crew arrive in time to control the blaze, but too late to save the pilot and his passenger, Cumberland''s sole law enforcement ranger. When the cause of the ''accident'' is determined to be sabotage, Anna becomes entangled in an investigation that threatens to upset the very delicate balance of this fragile ecological preserve. For she is precariously close to exposing dark, clandestine crimes, both old and new, that someone has worked very diligently to conceal... and which makes Anna Pigeon the most endangered creature on the island. What readers are saying about Endangered Species: ''Full of suspense [and] once started, difficult to put down... first class'' ''Nevada Barr never fails to keep me riveted to the page'' ''Nevada Barr''s storytelling skills and rich prose teleport you right into the middle of the park, the story, and the mind of her heroine Anna Pigeon''

She was looking for peace, yet finds murder instead... Nevada Barr''s award-winning series featuring park ranger Anna Pigeon brings an unyielding love of nature and sense of fair play to the mystery genre - delve into the first adventure in Track of the Cat. Perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo and Paul Doiron. ''Thrilling... Ms. Barr has a naturalist''s eye for detail and an environmentalist''s fury at the destruction of the wilderness'' - New York Times Book Review Patrolling the remote West Texas backcountry, Anna''s first job as a national park ranger is marred by violence she thought she had left behind: the brutal death of a fellow ranger. When the cause of death is chalked up to a mountain lion attack, Anna''s rage knows no bounds. It''s up to her to save the protected cats from the politics and prejudices of the locals - and prove the kill was the work of a species far less rare... What readers are saying about Track of the Cat: ''Nevada Barr has a fabulous way of writing and her descriptions of the beautiful landscapes and natural beauty of these parks is just wonderful'' ''Full of nature and heat, [this book is] excellently written to involve us in the story'' ''Five stars''

During a rescue attempt, Anna Pigeon learns who she can trust... Blind Descent is the sixth instalment in Nevada Barr''s spellbinding crime series featuring park ranger heroine Anna Pigeon. Perfect for fans of Paul Doiron and Janet Evanovich. ''Barr''s description of this Stygian underworld - so beautiful, so mysterious and so treacherous - have a stunning visceral quality, largely because of her heroine''s affinity with the natural world'' - New York Times Book Review Lechuguilla Cavern is a man-eating cave discovered in New Mexico''s Carlsbad Caverns National Park in the mid-1980s. Estimated to extend for more than three hundred miles, only ninety of them mapped, the cave was formed by acid burning away the limestone; corridors, pits, cramped wormholes, cliffs, and splendid rooms the size of football fields tangle together in a maze shrouded in the utter darkness of the underground. When a fellow ranger is injured in a caving accident, Anna swallows her paralyzing fear of small spaces and descends into Lechuguilla to help a friend in need. Worse than the claustrophobia that haunts her are the signs - some natural and some, more ominously, manmade - that not everyone is destined to emerge from this wondrous living tomb. The terrain is alien and hostile; the greed and destructive powers of mankind all too familiar. In this place of internal terrors, Anna must learn who it is she can trust and, in the end, decide who is to live and who is to die. What readers are saying about Blind Descent: ''It''s a great pleasure to sit down with each book in this series'' ''Readers will feel, see, smell, and touch every step that Nevada Barr makes in her underground trek as if they are part of the rescue party'' ''A great mystery; very atmospheric''

1968, Prentiss, Mississipi. Polly Deschamps, âgée de 15 ans, fuit un cauchemar : une mère alcoolique, un mobil-home délabré, une vie sans espoir. Elle se retrouve à la Nouvelle Orléans, dans le quartier Français, avec seulement onze dollars en poche. 2007. Polly est devenue une professeur d''anglais respectée de La Nouvelle Orléans. Divorcée, elle vit seule avec ses deux filles, lorsqu''elle rencontre Marshall Marchand, un brillant architecte, qui oeuvre à la reconstruction de la ville, détruite par l''ouragan Katrina. Polly ne tarde pas à tomber sous son charme avant de découvrir que Marshall est hanté par le drame du Butcher boy, ce jeune garçon qui, en 1971, a massacré sa famille à la hache. Quel rapport entretient-il avec ce fait divers atroce ? Polly se lance dans une quête éperdue de la vérité, aux retournements multiples, qui sera aussi une véritable descente aux enfers. Nevada Barr nous offre une intrigue magistralement orchestrée, à la construction diabolique, qui tient le lecteur en haleine jusqu''à la dernière page. Elle y aborde, avec beaucoup de délicatesse et de pertinence, le sujet des traumatismes infantiles et de la résilience.

National Park Service Ranger Anna Pigeon takes the city of New Orleans by storm in her latest adventure from a "New York Times"-bestselling author. Now available in a tall Premium Edition. Martin''s Press.

Anna Pigeon is in Manhattan to look after her hospitalized sister, and explores the Statue of Liberty in her spare time. But when a teenage girl falls to her death from Liberty''s ledge, Anna wonders if the suicide was actually a homicide-and begins an investigation that puts her in the line of fire.

In 1971, the state of Minnesota was rocked by the ''''Butcher Boy'''' incident, as coverage of a family brutally murdered by one of their own swept across newspapers and television screens nationwide. Now, in present-day New Orleans, Polly Deschamps finds herself at yet another lonely crossroads in her life. No stranger to tragedy, Polly was a runaway at the age of fifteen, escaping a nightmarish Mississippi childhood. Lonely, that is, until she encounters architect Marshall Marchand. Polly is immediately smitten. She finds him attractive, charming, and intelligent. Marshall, a lifelong bachelor, spends most of his time with his brother Danny. When Polly''s two young daughters from her previous marriage are likewise taken with Marshall, she marries him. However, as Polly begins to settle into her new life, she becomes uneasy about her husband''s increasing dark moods, fearing that Danny may be influencing Marshall in ways she cannot understand. But what of the ominous prediction by a New Orleans tarot card reader, who proclaims that Polly will murder her husband? What, if any, is the Marchands'' connection to the infamous ''''Butcher Boy'''' multiple homicide? And could Marshall and his eccentric brother.

An outcast teacher and her former student pursue life and love on the unforgiving frontier in the acclaimed author’s tender Western lesbian romance. Pennsylvania, 1870s. Schoolteacher Imogen Grelznik is unashamed of who she is, even if she’s had to escape her neighbor’s hateful judgments more than once. When she meets beautiful young Sarah, Imogen encourages her to celebrate her own individual spirit—a spirit that Sarah’s husband does everything in his power to crush. Determined to forge their own path, Imogen and Sarah strike out for the Nevada frontier, where they are free to live by their own rules—and express their love. In her debut novel, New York Times bestselling author Nevada Barr shares a heart-wrenching tale of two women whose boundless devotion to each other is continually challenged by the forces of 19th century America.

Park ranger Anna Pigeon is enjoying the open spaces of Colorado when she receives an urgent call. A young woman has been injured while exploring a cave in New Mexico?s Carlsbad Cavern Park. Before she can be pulled to safety, she sends for her friend Anna. Only one problem: a crushing fear of confined spaces has kept Anna out in the open her whole life.

The New York Times bestseller starring Anna Pigeon from the author of Winter Study. “Action-packed…a narrative that plunges readers into mystery [and] mayhem.”—The Denver Post Hoping a raft trip in Big Bend National Park will lift her spirits, Anna Pigeon and her husband Paul go to southwest Texas, where the Rio Grande is running high. The beauty of the Chihuahuan Desert and the power of the river work their magic—until the raft is lost in the rapids and a young college student makes a grisly discovery. Caught in a strainer between two boulders—and more dead than alive—is a pregnant woman. Anna will soon discover that nature isn’t the only one who wants to see the woman and her baby dead…

A witty, wild anthology “filled with excellently plotted stories” of cooking, cleaning, and crime by some household names in mystery fiction (South Florida Sun Sentinel). Join Nevada Barr, Barbara Collins, Carole Nelson Douglas, Eileen Dreyer, Vicki Hendricks, Suzann Ledbetter, Elisabeth Massie, Christine Matthews, Denise Mina, Marcia Muller, Sara Paretsky, Nancy Pickard, S.J. Rozan, and Julie Smith on a riotous ride through the dark but often hilarious corners of the housewife psyche . . . In the expert hands of fourteen unsurpassed storytellers—including New York Times bestsellers and Agatha, Anthony, Dagger, Macavity, Shamus, and Edgar Award winners—being a housewife takes on a whole new meaning. Get ready for a lethal mix of meddling mothers-in-law, creepy neighbors, cheating husbands, fickle female friends, careers left behind, out-of-control kids, steamy sex, and much, much more in this thrilling collection of stories. Go behind the lace curtains and PTA smiles to explore the often mind-numbing reality of being a housewife. You’ll laugh, you’ll gasp, you’ll nod in recognition as victims bite the dust—and domestic divas get their hands dirty. “Excellent.” —Library Journal “Delightful.” —Booklist “[A] stellar list of contributors.” —Publishers Weekly

Tough, likable park ranger Anna Pigeon is back in another high-spirited outdoors adventure/mystery. Anna has been assigned a three-week posting on Georgia''s isolated Cumberland Island. Despite the breathtaking natural setting, Anna finds time weighing heavily as she works tedious fire pre-suppression duty. Her boring routine is shattered when a sudden plane crash in the inland palmetto thickets calls her and the other members of the fire crew to action. When Anna and the crew investigate, they discover the plane was sabotaged. Suspicions smolder over the accident which killed both the pilot and his passenger, Cumberland''s lone law enforcement ranger. Even the usually unflappable Anna is shocked by the desperate cold-bloodedness of the crime. Will protecting the island come at a price even Anna is unwilling to pay?

Soon after Anna Pigeon joins the famed wolf study team of Isle Royale National Park in the middle of Lake Superior, the wolf packs begin to behave in peculiar ways. Giant wolf prints are found, and Anna spies the form of a great wolf from a surveillance plane. When a female member of the team is savaged, Anna is convinced they are being stalked, and what was once a beautiful, idyllic refuge becomes a place of unnatural occurrences and danger beyond the ordinary…