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Hard Truth

By: Nevada Barr
Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
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Publisher's summary

New York Times best-selling author Nevada Barr continues her award-winning Anna Pigeon series with this riveting mystery that features the puzzling plot twists, deft characterizations, and sparkling dialogue that have become Barr's trademarks, and which her ever-growing fan base can't get enough of.

Anna and Sheriff Paul Davidson are married only three days before Anna moves from Mississippi to Colorado. Her mettle is immediately tested as the new district ranger at Rocky Mountain National Park. Three young girls have gone missing, and when only two return a month later, wearing filthy undergarments and bearing deep psychological scars, the signs point to a mysterious religious organization that guards its secrets closely. As a palpable sense of evil casts its shadow over the park, Anna puts her life on the line to discover the truth behind the disappearances.

©2005 Nevada Barr (P)2005 Recorded Books, LLC

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"Noted for her precise plotting and atmospheric descriptions of nature, Barr again proves her skill in putting believable characters in peril against a backdrop of breathtaking scenery." (Publishers Weekly)

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Excellent as always

Love this entire series and love the narrator, too. This one was darker than most but seen through the prosaic eyes of Anna Pigeon, not too terrifying!!!

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Things are great and exciting plus info about various national Parks

This was a very good book. A quick read ( listen) characters are well developed and ending is much better than earlier books!

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very good... This was very good read the people and the suspense were good. The only problem with this one was it took a little long to get to the point of the story ,but when I thought about it the author almost had to do that to get the point across, so don't loose interest it comes around.and it's worth the wait...

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Hard Subject

Even though I enjoyed the book the images of the children was a bit hard for me to take. It is different when things are happening in the adult world but children and animals really bother me on a different level.

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Gritty, but well worth the listen ~

Nevada Barr continues to explore new territories with Anna Pigeon. I enjoy the character very much & always look forward to new books. It's fun knowing I have other books to listen to as I catch up to Barr's more current work. As ever, exciting, hard-hitting, detailed & interesting. I'm onto the next book right now.

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Great book- good listen

My favorite - one of the top 3 Barr books and an excellent story - highly recommended

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Too much like Steven King

I have enjoyed all of the Anna Pigeon series, but this one just goes too far. The story starts out with potential--missing children in the National Park, but then deteriorates into something like a Steven King novel for about the last 3 hours of the book. I won't give it away, and I was on the edge of my seat, but it was more gruesome that I wanted to hear.

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Another Law Enforcement in the Wilderness Tale

A disturbing view into Criminal Depravity and Psychopathy challenges Anna Pidgeon. Its depressing how realistic this intrusion into a National Park seems...

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Another excellent Anna Pigeon yarn.

Almost too creepy. Villain was a real monster. Good story kept me guessing longer than usual.

Worth a a listen. Good reader.

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Definitely scary.

Creepy, creepy, crazy, and that isn't even the actual murderer. TW for childhood sexual trauma.

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