Anna Pigeon Park Ranger

Anna Pigeon, Park Ranger, is a series written by Nevada Barr about a woman who loves the outdoors and became a park ranger that travels from national park to national park getting involved with murder mysteries along the way. I have read most of this series up until the last few when we started traveling around in our old RV in 2012. I do have some catching up to do and will probably restart the series over again just to enjoy and get caught up. Since we have visited quite a few of our Florida State Parks I may have to start writing some mysteries set in some of the places we have visited too!

Nevada Barr was also a park ranger during her younger years after trying a career in acting but her love of writing finally won out and she has been doing that ever since. Her first couple of novels were based on her experiences as a park ranger, boat captain and law enforcement all with the National Park System. Later she would just visit the parks she writes about for a while to complete her stories. I know because my uncle retired from the National Park Service and told me she stayed in his park doing research for one of her books. It is a very good series with lots of action but her novels can be kind of dark and moody. But definitely worth the read.

Nevada Barr – Anna Pigeon-Park Ranger Series listed in order of publication below along with a link to get your copy on Amazon.

1 .Track of the Cat 1993
Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas

2. A Superior Death (1994)
Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior, Michigan

3. Ill Wind (1995)
Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado

4. Firestorm (1996)
Lassen Volcanic National Park

5. Endangered Species (1997)
Cumberland Island National Seashore of the coast of Georgia

6. Blind Descent (1998)
Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico

7. Liberty Falling (1999)
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island National Monuments in New York City.

8. Deep South (2000)
Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi

9. Blood Lure (2001)
Glacier/Waterton National Peace Park in Montana

10. Hunting Season (2002)
Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi

11. Flashback (2003)
Dry Tortugas National Park, a grouping of tiny islands seventy miles off Key West