1. Target
  2. Movies, Music & Books
  3. Books
  4. All Book Genres
  5. Fiction

Deep South - (Anna Pigeon Novel) by Nevada Barr (Paperback)

Deep South - (Anna Pigeon Novel) by  Nevada Barr (Paperback)
Store: Target
Last Price: 8.99 USD

Similar Products

Products of same category from the store

All

Product info

<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Park Ranger Anna Pigeon finally signs on for a promotion, but the next thing she knows, she's knee-deep in mud and Mississippi. As the new director of the Natchez Trace, Anna discovers the body of a young prom queen near a country cemetery, a sheet around her head and a noose around her neck. It's a bizarre twist on a best-forgotten past of frightening racial undertones.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Nevada Barr</b>'s ever-popular Anna Pigeon series is consistently praised as exceptional (<b>Denver Post</b>), stunning (<b>Seattle Times</b>), and superb (<b>New York Times Book Review</b>). In <b>Deep South</b>, Park Ranger Anna Pigeon heads to Mississippi, only to encounter terrible secrets in the heart of the south... <p/>Anna Pigeon finally gives in to her bureaucratic clock-and signs on for a promotion. Next thing she knows, she's knee-deep in mud and Mississippi. Not exactly what she had in mind. Almost immediately, as the new district ranger on the Natchez Trace, Anna discovers the body of a young prom queen near a country cemetery, a sheet around her head, a noose around her neck. It's a bizarre twist on a best-forgotten past of frightening racial undertones. As fast as the ever-encroaching kudzu vines of the region, the roots of this story run deep-and threaten to suffocate anyone in the way, including Anna...<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Vivid prose, a surprising plot... Barr solidifies her position as the preeminent writer of outdoor mysteries.<br>-<b>Booklist</b> (starred review) <p/>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.<br>-<b>The Cleveland Plain Dealer</b> <p/>Surprising.<br>-<b>Booklist</b> (starred review) <p/>Luminous.<br>-<b>Library Journal</b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Formerly an actress and a park ranger, <b>Nevada Barr </b>is now an award-winning and <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling novelist and creator of the Anna Pigeon mysteries, and numerous other books and short stories. She lives in New Orleans with her husband and various pets.

Price History