The Rope

An Anna Pigeon Mystery, Book 17

By: Nevada Barr

Narrated by: Joyce Bean

Length: 12 hrs

Publisher's summary

Anna Pigeon has been a ranger with the National Park Service for many years, but she had a very different life before tragedy sent her west seeking something new. Now Nevada Barr finally tells the previously untold story of Anna’s first foray into the wild, and the case that helped shape her into the ranger she became.

Thirty-five years old, fresh off the bus from New York City, and nursing a shattered heart, Anna Pigeon takes a decidedly unglamorous job as a seasonal employee of the Glen Canyon National Recreational Area. On her day off, she goes hiking into the park never to return. Her co-workers think she’s simply moved on - her cabin is cleaned out and her things gone. Anna herself wakes up, trapped at the bottom of a dry natural well, naked, without supplies and no clear memory of how she got into this situation.

As she slowly pieces together her memory, it soon becomes clear that someone has trapped her there, in an inescapable prison, and that no one knows that she is even missing. Plunged into a landscape and a plot she is unfit and untrained to handle, Anna Pigeon must muster the courage, strength, and will to live that she didn’t even know she still possessed in order to survive, outwit, and triumph.

Investigate more mysterious doings with Anna Pigeon.

©2012 Nevada Barr (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

The Rope

Joyce Bean did a good job narrating the story. This is book 17 in the Anna Pigeon Series but this book goes back and explains how she became a Ranger. Barr provides beautiful description of the Lake Powell National Park, felt like I was there. The story provides lots of suspense and nail biting action that keeps one glued to the IPod.

Must suspend disbelief

I usually like Anna Pigeon stories, but it just too hard to follow one horrible situation after another that she manages to get out of... and a bit too dark for me.

Love Nevada Barr

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This books comes alive in my mind with the detailed writing.

What about Joyce Bean’s performance did you like?

Love her voice.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The description of the wilderness.

Great plot

Always love Anna pigeon the twists were great didn't see it coming. highly recommend it.

Well Narrated, Crazy Tense

Well Narrate. I got used to Ms. Rosenblat, I like Ms. Bean's work as well. But also, Wow! The beginning, the Prequel. How'd she end up so badass? Well, it wasn't easy. Also, I'd just like to hang out with Anna and Jenny. Sexual tension aside, someone as smart and with as much bad-ass-potential. Fun listen. Hard to turn off. So many spots where I was tensing for a blow! Crazy Tensr!

The best Anna Pigeon to date

Her descriptions of landscape just keeps getting better, can see it in the mind's eye.

Anna Pigeon backstory..exciting

A tense, nail biting account of Anna's first experience with working in the National Parks.
She chose one of the most inhospitable areas ..Lake Powell..dry desert with magical beauty.
Caught by an unknown group of partying men, attacked and dumped into a sinkhole, alone, naked and without water or food, Anna struggles to survive. Since she has little experience with the desert, her survival abilities are minimal.
Anna really grows in this novel, the narration is excellent and the plot nicely written. I liked listening to this account of the Lake Powell area..a place I have camped at and hiked around many years ago..before it became party boat heaven.
I enjoyed learning about cleaning up after party boats pollution of the environment, the fauna of the area and life in the park reserve.
Didn't figure out the antagonist until the end..a very good thing in a mystery. I've enjoyed reading this series of novels in the past and I'll be listening to more Anna Pigeon in the future.

A Glimps Inside the Beginings of Anna Pigeon

Where does The Rope rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Because I love the tales of Ranger Anna Pigeon, this audiobook is special. It gives the readers of her tale an close understanding of what makes her who she is.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Rope?

When Anna wakes up, and finds herself trapped at the bottom of a dry natural well, naked, without supplies and no clear memory of why she is in there, the process she goes through to get her memory back, and develope her courage to get out of there, you really see the beginings of what made Anna the way she is now..

What does Joyce Bean bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

She for me is the voice of Anna Pigeon.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Oh yes. One just had to know more and more of the twists, turns and surprises in store for Anna. I loved every minute of in.

Any additional comments?

This story is the one we (of Barr's fans) have been waiting for. You have to read it to really understand Anna Pigeion.

A slightly different Barr

Would you listen to The Rope again? Why?

Possibly. I may have missed a few important moments and would enjoy it again in the future. I seldom listen to a book twice.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Anna of course but Jenny is admirable and has depth.

Have you listened to any of Joyce Bean’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This is my first listening experience with Ms. Bean. Her performance was first rate.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No laughing. I didn't cry but the circumstances certainly kept my attention.

Any additional comments?

I've thoroughly enjoyed all of Nevada Barr's books. They're real to me, well thought out and quite educational to boot. I'm never bored when I'm reading her novels.

The Beginning of Anna Pigeon

Looking back on Anna’s first season with the Park Service gives us the perspective needed to understand how she became the woman she is. Wounded but brave. Narration is great.