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"""Gripping...BREATHTAKING...complex.""-Publishers Weekly (starred review) In Nevada Barr's New York Times bestseller Destroyer Angel, Anna Pigeon, a ranger for the U.S. Park Services, sets off on a much-needed vacation: an autumn camping trip in the Iron Range in upstate Minnesota. With Anna is her friend Heath, a paraplegic; Elizabeth, Heath's fifteen-year-old daughter; Leah, a wealthy designer of outdoor equipment; and Katie, Leah's thirteen-year-old daughter. For Heath, this getaway is the ultimate test to see whether Leah's camping gear can help make wilderness adventures more accessible to the disabled. So far, so good. . . ""BARR IS ONE OF THE BEST!""-Boston Globe Until their second night, when Anna decides to go for a solo evening float on the Fox River. When she returns to the campsite, she is shocked to see, with her own two eyes, that a group of heavily armed thugs have abducted Heath and the others. Now, with limited resources and no access to the outside world, Anna must find a way to rescue the women from their captors-and brave the elements of the unforgiving North Woods-before it's too late. And time is running out... ""Equal parts PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER and WILDERNESS-SURVIVAL tale...Top-tier white-knuckle suspense.""-Booklist"

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Praise for New York Times bestselling author NEVADA BARR THE ROPE A harrowing survival story, well imagined and forcefully told. --Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review Gripping...suspenseful...a tightly coiled story about trust and rebuilding a life, set against a stunning landscape. -- South Florida Sun Sentinel Engrossing...this is pure joy for a real fan. Barr has outdone herself. -- Charlotte Observer Terrifying...Dark and visceral, the novel is sure to appeal to Barr's legion of fans, especially those who have been clamoring for the author to light the shadows of Anna's past...A crisply written and revelatory entry in the Pigeon series. -- Booklist Barr's exciting 17th Anna Pigeon thriller takes readers where they've wanted to go for years--to Anna's beginnings as a park ranger....Misdirection and a rising body count ratchet up the tension. -- Publishers Weekly Barr's luxuriant depictions of desert landscapes with its colors and hues and details about Lake Powell's tourist population are interwoven into the narrative as an indispensable element of her popular series. Anna emerges from this canyon escapade as a strong, determined woman...Verdict: Another awesome winner for Barr. -- Library Journal BURN This uncharacteristically urban novel may not present Anna with any endangered species to protect or environmental threats to ward off, but it does give her a chance to prove that her outdoor skills are adaptable to city streets. The harrowing plot...provides Barr with an opportunity to sharpen her characters. ..[With Burn ] Barr is writing with the kind of ferocity she usually saves for her backcountry adventures. --Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review Nevada Barr is one of the best. -- Boston Globe Engrossing...ingenious...inventive and sharply observed. -- The Washington Post Anna Pigeon remains an irresistible protagonist; but, to Barr's credit, Claire Sullivan is her finest fictional creation since Anna... Burn finds Neva

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Nevada Barr is the author of the New York Times bestselling novels featuring Anna Pigeon. She won the Agatha Award for Best First Novel for Track of the Cat. Like her character, Barr worked for the National Park Service before resigning to work full time. She lives in New Orleans.

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