Deep South

De: Nevada Barr

Narrado por: Barbara Rosenblat

Nevada Barr's award-winning mystery series captivates fans with vividly drawn wilderness settings and the resourceful sleuth, middle-aged park ranger Anna Pigeon. Deep South portrays Anna boldly confronting hostile teenagers, suspicious locals, and a resentful "old-boy" network as she struggles to solve a gruesome murder. Anna leaves behind her beloved Mesa Verde to take on a position as district park ranger of the Mississippi Natchez Trace Parkway. Once there she faces an angry staff that refuses to work with a woman supervisor. But she pushes that difficulty aside when she stumbles over the body of a teenage girl, shrouded in a hood reminiscent of the KKK. As Anna searches for the truth amidst lies and evasions, she discovers the overgrown woods, thick with kudzu, hold dark secrets that can only lead to violence. Nevada Barr draws on her own experience as a ranger on the Natchez Trace Parkway to create believable situations. Barbara Rosenblat transports you to the Mississippi countryside to feel the sultry heat and smell the heady scents.©2000 Nevada Barr (P)2000 Recorded Books

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"Barr produces another suspenseful and highly atmospheric mystery, illuminated even in this new setting by her trademark lyricism in writing about the natural world." (Publishers Weekly)
"Barr paints a luminous picture of the geography and the people of the Natchez Trace. Anna is a delight." (Library Journal)
"Narrator Barbara Rosenblat turns in the virtuoso performance that listeners have come to expect. She distinctly renders the Deep South accents of whites and blacks; men and women; old, middle-aged, and juveniles." (AudioFile)
"The novel offers the same strengths as its predecessors: vivid prose, a surprising plot, and a cast of sympathetic, well-rounded characters, both series regulars and a new crew of rangers and locals. There are some new pleasures as well: Barr effectively captures the beauty and menace of nature below the Mason Dixon Line and provides thoughtful insights into teens, race, and the Civil War." (Booklist)

Best one I’ve read

LOTS of action. Great interaction between characters. New insights to an area of the USI’ve not been to. Fast pace.

Good book, Painful listening to Narrator

I am not finished with this book yet. I love the story and I must finish it to see what happens. My hesitation is with the narrator. She seems out of breath constantly, has a very loud swallow/re-wetting of lips and super deep breaths after every few sentences. I can’t explain it but it’s driving me crazy! I listen to 3-5 books a month or more and have never heard anyone do this so much.

Good stories with women heroine

I like these stories. I enjoy the varied national parks. It does seem a bit impossible that one person could have so many injuries.

I am not reading in chronological order. But they stand alone fine.

Good

Because of the reviews I wasn’t sure what to expect but the book was quite good. Narration wasn’t bad. Yes I would recommend.

Connect to Nature and Murder

Wonderful series - start with the first book and you will want to buy the whole series. A female park ranger with hands full of murder and mayhem. Anna Piegon - loves, ages, and grows through the series.
The description of nature settings, both serene and violent, transports the reader to a new and throughly enjoyable arm chair adventure. And will make you wish you didn't live in the city and have such a boring job! Just relax and get lost in the tale!

Good

Good book keeps you interested in plot!! Nice too have on audio also would read other books by this author

Nevada Barr Never Disappoints

As the title indicates, I am a Barr fan. I don't even know if she has other stories besides the Anna Pigeon series because I am committed to reading all of them before I pursue others. This one is set in Mississippi, where Anna finally has been promoted to "Head Smokey Bear!" Surprised by the culture and the beauty of the state, the author, through Anna, again takes me to a place I have never visited and through her vivid descriptions compels me to visit some day. I can't finish this review without kudos to the narrator, Barbara Rosenblatt...I consider her the perfect voice for Anna.

Obnoxious Narration

Story okay. A bit hard to follow change of scene and characters. Narration is slow, stop and start. Difficult to hear the constant swallowing and gulping and mucus sounds.

Great Story

As always, Navada Barr has written a book with Anna Pigeon getting her man. Anna is faced with a variety of possible suspects while trying to establish herself in her new position. This book has a little bit of everything, suspense, mystery and a tiny bit of romance.

Basically a good read

I always enjoy a good mystery. This was good but it seemed a bit on the . . . .
Well, I am not sexist but I think women would more identify with this novel. It really was enjoyable from a male perspective but I know my wife will enjoy it more.