• Burn: An Anna Pigeon Mystery, Book 16

  • By: Nevada Barr
  • Narrated by: Joyce Bean
  • Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
  • 3.9 out of 5 stars (567 ratings)

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Burn: An Anna Pigeon Mystery, Book 16

By: Nevada Barr
Narrated by: Joyce Bean
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Publisher's summary

Anna Pigeon, a Ranger with the National Park Service, is newly married but on administrative leave from her job as she recovers from the traumas of the past couple of months. While the physical wounds have healed, the emotional ones are still healing. With her new husband back at work, Anna decides to go and stay with an old friend from the Park Service, Geneva, who works as a singer at the New Orleans Jazz NHP. She isn't in town long before she crosses paths with a tenant of Geneva's, a creepy guy named Jordan. She discovers what seems to be an attempt to place a curse on her - a gruesomely killed pigeon marked with runic symbols; and begins to slowly find traces of very dark doings in the heart of post-Katrina New Orleans. Tied up in all of this is Jordan, who is not at all what he appears to be; a fugitive mother accused of killing her husband and daughters in a fire; and faint whispers of unpleasant goings-on in the heart of the slowly recovering city.

Now it will take all of Anna's skills learned in the untamed outdoors to navigate the urban jungle in which she finds herself, to uncover the threads that connect these seemingly disparate people, and to rescue the most vulnerable of creatures from the most savage of animals.

Investigate more mysterious doings with Anna Pigeon.
©2010 Nevada Barr (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars

Bring other narrator back!!!!

Although I don't love the dark hole Nevada Barr seems determined to shove Anna into, I still enjoyed the latest book in the series. I agree with another reviewer who begged Barr to take Anna back into the wild. Part of the charm of her books is the scenery the non-city National parks afford (her Liberty Island book had similar issues for me). My biggest issue was the change of narrator. Joyce Bean did OK, and it sounded like she had listened to Rosenblat and was imitating her style. But Rosenblat IS the voice of Anna. I can't stand it when series like this change narrator. For those of us who listen to all the books, part of the attraction to the series is Rosenblat's voice.

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  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars

Not the usual Nevada Barr

I found this book a difficult read mostly because of the story line. Well, you know what they say about expectations, right? I was expecting another whodunit where Anna Pigeon negotiates the staff and incidental characters who populate one of the national parks. Her stories are always resplendent with details of the natural setting, giving an authentic and integrative feel to the narrative.

This is another type of story altogether. Looks like Barr has abandoned the good old-fashioned linear narrative and uses a more artsy, impressionistic delivery. This seems to be in vogue, as most of the books I've read lately use this technique. While I am sure this makes great sense from the author's point of view, and certainly from an aesthetic point of view, however, it does not make for enjoyable reading, nor does it offer character development. Hard to tell what was actually going on half of the time. Just present-tense impressions and inner dialog.This might work for a painting, since it is mostly texture, but it doesn't work for me in a story.

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  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars

Anna didn't like the book either

I have all Ms Barr's books and am a big Anna fan but if this is the break-out piece (there are a limited number of National Parks of course) please, let's not put her in the city solving social woes. If Anna has truely reached the age of Ms Marpole let us have some of these great senior adventures. Let her ride the train to Istanbul or the boat up the Nile but keep her out of Kiddy sex shops!

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  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars

A good but difficult read

This was a gritty, suspenseful & edgy book. I had a hard time listening to it & if the story line hadn't gripped me so completely would have turned it off. Her portrayal of pedophilia & child abuse was very disturbing & realistic.
The narrartor, Joyce Bean did an excellent job as always.

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    1 out of 5 stars

Burn

This book really should come with a warning, or a barf bag. I'm surprised and disappointed with the author.

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  • Overall
    1 out of 5 stars

Contains Sexual Child Porn Imagery WARNING

Had I know about the child porn I would have skipped this one. Have purchased and read ALL her other work. What was she thinking about her loyal fans? Not much apparently. Please do yourself a solid favor and skip this one. I am not kidding. This upset me for days. I avoid this type of writing and feel like I was somehow tricked into paying for this horror. I choose to pay and read Barr's Annie Pigeon series because her character is a national park ranger. (This work should have been with a different heroin, and that would have given us a heads-up about the 180 degree directional change of the series). Warn us more openly next time! I certainly feel like I got burned!

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  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars

different writing, anna p., narrator, & story

not sure which made the difference, but this is the first nevada barr i have truly struggled through getting to the end.

only long term fans could possibly enjoy this book. i otherwise would say avoid avoid avoid.
if you have never read nevada barr, you are in for a treat by reading/listening to her previous anna pigeon novels, she is fabulous, creating the grandeur of the US national parks as a character in her novels and creating a feisty but grand character with a strong moral compass, anna pigeon.

definitely start with any of the earlier volumes. not necessary to read in order
there are 15 other novels to get better acquainted this forest ranger's law enforcement mysteries.

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  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars

Ugh

I am a big fan of Nevada Barr but this one was disappointing. It started off strong and I enjoyed the way she brought the two threads together but the last part was very unpleasant to read. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless they have a strong stomach. Also I wish Nevada would stick to stories set in the great outdoors. When she writes about a national park in an urban setting she loses my interest.

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  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

Exciting Listening

I have thoroughly enjoyed all of the Anna Pigeon series, but it took me a few chapters to get into this story. It was a great departure from the usual story line; however, once in it was difficult to stop listening.

Also, Joyce Bean did a excellent job on the voices and the very unusual characters in the story.

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  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

BEST YET!!!

I'm so happy I didn't let the negative reviews influence me. I have been a long time Nevada Barr fan, but realized I could no longer tell which ones I'd read already because they were all starting to sound alike. What a refreshing, edge of your seat, change this one is. Yes, it is gritty, and even I found myself saying "no way could things like this really happen", unfortunately I suspect it does. Ms. Barr has really shown how much her talent has improved with this book. I applaud her for taking Anna out of the wilderness for a change and tackling such a heart breaking subject. And the character development for the two personalities in one body was totally outstandIng. I highly, highly recommend it.

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