Burn: An Anna Pigeon Novel

Author:   Nevada Barr
Publisher:   St Martin's Press
Volume:   16
ISBN:  

9780312381806


Pages:   480
Publication Date:   24 May 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Burn: An Anna Pigeon Novel


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Anna Pigeon is on leave from her job after a traumatic past couple of months. It seems like the perfect time to pay a visit to her old colleague Geneva, a blind blues singer who performs at New Orleans' Jazz National Historical Park. But Anna isn't in town long before she crosses paths with Geneva's neighbor, Jordan, who gives her the creeps. Then Anna discovers a gruesomely killed pigeon marked with runic symbols. Is this a dark coincidence--or has she been cursed? Now it will take all of Anna's skills learned in the untamed outdoors to navigate the post-Katrina urban jungle in which she finds herself. Tied up in all of this evil magic are the gutter punk Jordan; Clare, a fugitive mother accused of killing her family in a fire; and faint whispers of unpleasant goings-on in the heart of the slowly recovering city...

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Author:   Nevada Barr
Publisher:   St Martin's Press
Imprint:   St Martin's Press
Volume:   16
Dimensions:   Width: 10.80cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 19.10cm
Weight:   0.245kg
ISBN:  

9780312381806


ISBN 10:   0312381808
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   24 May 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

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<p> Outstanding.... Anna's complex personality continues to elevate the series, and the ranger's sojourn to New Orleans further energizes this always reliable series. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) <p> Suspenseful plotting. --Oregon Live.com<p> Abundant suspense. -- The Oklahoman <p> Burn will smolder in your heart long after you're done. -- Madison County Herald <p> Barr's strong, evocative writing explores the scenery as well as the characters. -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel <p> From the fabric of fiction Barr creates real worlds, sometimes beautiful, sometimes terrifying, but always convincing. -- San Diego Union-Tribune <p> Solid and suspenseful plotting. A definite winner. -- Booklist <p> Barr has written another hit [that] her fans will devour. -- Library Journal <p> A rare treat...Told with all Barr's usual verve and eye for detail and with a solid, tight plot. <br>-- The Globe and Mail (Toronto)<p> Anna Pigeon remains an irresistible protagonist ... 'Burn' -- a dark work of crime fiction and mystery -- finds Nevada Barr turning out prose that practically sizzles. -- Denver Post <p> Barr not only has crafted a fine mystery, but her smooth handling of plot and characterization makes for excellent reading. -- RT Book Review


<p> Outstanding.... Anna's complex personality continues to elevate the series, and the ranger's sojourn to New Orleans further energizes this always reliable series. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) <p> Suspenseful plotting. --Oregon Live.com<p> Abundant suspense. -- The Oklahoman <p> Burn will smolder in your heart long after you're done. -- Madison County Herald <p> Barr's strong, evocative writing explores the scenery as well as the characters. -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel <p> From the fabric of fiction Barr creates real worlds, sometimes beautiful, sometimes terrifying, but always convincing. -- San Diego Union-Tribune <p> Solid and suspenseful plotting. A definite winner. -- Booklist <p> Barr has written another hit [that] her fans will devour. -- Library Journal <p> A rare treat...Told with all Barr's usual verve and eye for detail and with a solid, tight plot. <br>-- The Globe and Mail (Toronto)


Outstanding . Anna's complex personality continues to elevate the series, and the ranger's sojourn to New Orleans further energizes this always reliable series. Publishers Weekly (starred review) Suspenseful plotting. Oregon Live.com Abundant suspense. The Oklahoman Burn will smolder in your heart long after you're done. Madison County Herald Barr's strong, evocative writing explores the scenery as well as the characters. South Florida Sun-Sentinel From the fabric of fiction Barr creates real worlds, sometimes beautiful, sometimes terrifying, but always convincing. San Diego Union-Tribune Solid and suspenseful plotting. A definite winner. Booklist Barr has written another hit [that] her fans will devour. Library Journal A rare treat Told with all Barr's usual verve and eye for detail and with a solid, tight plot. The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Anna Pigeon remains an irresistible protagonist ... 'Burn' -- a dark work of crime fiction and mystery -- finds Nevada Barr turning out prose that practically sizzles. Denver Post Barr not only has crafted a fine mystery, but her smooth handling of plot and characterization makes for excellent reading. RT Book Review


Outstanding.... Anna's complex personality continues to elevate the series, and the ranger's sojourn to New Orleans further energizes this always reliable series. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) Suspenseful plotting. --Oregon Live.com Abundant suspense. --The Oklahoman Burn will smolder in your heart long after you're done. --Madison County Herald Barr's strong, evocative writing explores the scenery as well as the characters. --South Florida Sun-Sentinel From the fabric of fiction Barr creates real worlds, sometimes beautiful, sometimes terrifying, but always convincing. --San Diego Union-Tribune Solid and suspenseful plotting. A definite winner. --Booklist Barr has written another hit [that] her fans will devour. --Library Journal A rare treat...Told with all Barr's usual verve and eye for detail and with a solid, tight plot. --The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Anna Pigeon remains an irresistible protagonist ... 'Burn' -- a dark work of crime fiction and mystery -- finds Nevada Barr turning out prose that practically sizzles. --Denver Post Barr not only has crafted a fine mystery, but her smooth handling of plot and characterization makes for excellent reading. --RT Book Review Outstanding . Anna's complex personality continues to elevate the series, and the ranger's sojourn to New Orleans further energizes this always reliable series. Publishers Weekly (starred review) Suspenseful plotting. Oregon Live.com Abundant suspense. The Oklahoman Burn will smolder in your heart long after you're done. Madison County Herald Barr's strong, evocative writing explores the scenery as well as the characters. South Florida Sun-Sentinel From the fabric of fiction Barr creates real worlds, sometimes beautiful, sometimes terrifying, but always convincing. San Diego Union-Tribune Solid and suspenseful plotting. A definite winner. Booklist Barr has written another hit [that] her fans will devour. Library Journal A rare treat Told with all Barr's usual verve and eye for detail and with a solid, tight plot. The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Anna Pigeon remains an irresistible protagonist ... 'Burn' -- a dark work of crime fiction and mystery -- finds Nevada Barr turning out prose that practically sizzles. Denver Post Barr not only has crafted a fine mystery, but her smooth handling of plot and characterization makes for excellent reading. RT Book Review Outstanding . Anna's complex personality continues to elevate the series, and the ranger's sojourn to New Orleans further energizes this always reliable series. Publishers Weekly (starred review) Suspenseful plotting. Oregon Live.com Abundant suspense. The Oklahoman Burn will smolder in your heart long after you're done. Madison County Herald Barr's strong, evocative writing explores the scenery as well as the characters. South Florida Sun-Sentinel From the fabric of fiction Barr creates real worlds, sometimes beautiful, sometimes terrifying, but always convincing. San Diego Union-Tribune Solid and suspenseful plotting. A definite winner. Booklist Barr has written another hit [that] her fans will devour. Library Journal A rare treat Told with all Barr's usual verve and eye for detail and with a solid, tight plot. The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Anna Pigeon remains an irresistible protagonist ... 'Burn' -- a dark work of crime fiction and mystery -- finds Nevada Barr turning out prose that practically sizzles. Denver Post Barr not only has crafted a fine mystery, but her smooth handling of plot and characterization makes for excellent reading. RT Book Review Outstanding.... Anna's complex personality continues to elevate the series, and the ranger's sojourn to New Orleans further energizes this always reliable series. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Suspenseful plotting. --Oregon Live.com Abundant suspense. -- The Oklahoman Burn will smolder in your heart long after you're done. -- Madison County Herald Barr's strong, evocative writing explores the scenery as well as the characters. -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel From the fabric of fiction Barr creates real worlds, sometimes beautiful, sometimes terrifying, but always convincing. -- San Diego Union-Tribune Solid and suspenseful plotting. A definite winner. -- Booklist Barr has written another hit [that] her fans will devour. -- Library Journal A rare treat...Told with all Barr's usual verve and eye for detail and with a solid, tight plot. -- The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Anna Pigeon remains an irresistible protagonist ... 'Burn' -- a dark work of crime fiction and mystery -- finds Nevada Barr turning out prose that practically sizzles. -- Denver Post Barr not only has crafted a fine mystery, but her smooth handling of plot and characterization makes for excellent reading. -- RT Book Review


Author Information

Nevada Barr is the author of the series of New York Times bestselling novels featuring Anna Pigeon, a law enforcement park ranger. Her novels include Winter Study and Borderline. She won the Agatha Award for Best First Novel for Track of the Cat. Like her character, Barr worked for the National Park Service as a park ranger before resigning to write full time. She had postings to such parks as Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas (where Anna Pigeon was created) and Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi. She lives in New Orleans.

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