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ebook / ISBN-13: 9781472202246

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It all begins here…

Nevada Barr’s The Rope details Anna’s early days as a park rang
er, 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

Reviews

Praise for Nevada Barr: 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, <i> New York Times Book Review </i>
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
[Anna Pigeon's] legion of loyal fans can find out how her story began
Library Journal
Nevada Barr is one of the best
The Boston Globe
Barr is a splendid storyteller
Los Angeles Times Book Review
A nifty thriller... Barr's one heckuva writer... Her tales read like Patricia Cornwell exploring the great outdoors
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Gripping... harrowing... a moving, suspenseful, fast-paced novel... shimmering with vibrant life and originality
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Eye-popping
Washington Post Book World
Nature's combination of awesome beauty and brutal terror are strikingly portrayed in Nevada Barr's mysteries
Seattle Times