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ebook / ISBN-13: 9781472202222

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ON SALE: 4th July 2013

Genre: Fiction & Related Items / Crime & Mystery

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An escape from the past becomes a nightmare of the present…

Borderline is the captivating fifteenth thriller in Nevada Barr’s acclaimed crime series featuring park ranger Anna Pigeon. Perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo and Sue Grafton.


‘First-rate… Barr outshines most other authors in the mystery genre’ – Publishers Weekly

Drained and haunted by the killings on Isle Royale, diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and on administrative leave by order of her superintendent, the one bright spot in Anna’s life is Paul, her husband of less than a year. Hoping the warmth and the adventure of a raft trip in Big Bend National Park will lift her spirits, Paul takes Anna to southwest Texas, where the sun is hot and the Rio Grande is running high.

The sheer 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. Hair and arms tangled in the downed branches of a strainer between two boulders, more dead than alive, is a pregnant woman. Nature, it turns out, isn’t the only one who wants to see the woman and her baby dead. Instead of the soul-soothing experience Paul planned for her, Anna and her husband are sucked into a labyrinth of intrigue that leads from the Mexican desert to the steps of the Governor’s Mansion in Austin, Texas.

What readers are saying about Borderline:

‘I found Borderline non-stop exciting and also rather touching

RivetingCouldn’t put down this excellent instalment in the Anna Pigeon [series]’

A suspenseful page-turner, keeping you guessing to the end. Rich characters you could really relate to, and the ending was perfect

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Reviews

Praise for Nevada Barr: First-rate... Barr outshines most other authors in the mystery genre
Publishers Weekly
Action-packed... a narrative that plunges readers into mystery [and] mayhem
Denver Post
Barr writes with a cool steady hand about the violence of nature and the cruelty of man
New York Times Book Review
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
What lifts the Anna Pigeon novels far above most other contemporary amateur sleuth mysteries is Barr's exquisite writing - it swoops, it soars, sails then catches you unawares beneath the heart and takes your breath away
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Eye-popping
Washington Post Book World
Vivid prose, a surprising plot... Barr solidifies her position as the preeminent writer of outdoor mysteries
Booklist
Nature's combination of awesome beauty and brutal terror are strikingly portrayed in Nevada Barr's mysteries
Seattle Times