Feisty, resourceful forest ranger Anna Pigeon faced everything from raging fires to deep-water dives with cool aplomb in her first five adventures. Very early in
Blind Descent her courage is put to an even greater test when she learns that a woman seriously injured while exploring a cave next door to New Mexicos Carlsbad Caverns is a friend who has requested Pigeons help in getting her out. A chilling image filled Annas mind: herself crouched and whimpering, fear pouring like poison through her limbs, shutting down her brain as the cave closed in around her. Pushing aside her fears, Pigeon takes the plunge, leading readers through a truly harrowing series of tight squeezes. Nevada Barr is so good at involving us in Annas terror that when she finally resurfaces, we share her unadulterated joy. Even the dirt smelled alive... When she saw her first stars, she croaked out her delight from tired lungs. Above ground, Anna quickly gets involved in two possibly linked murders and becomes a riflemans target. As we share the progress of her investigation, a sneaky suspicion starts to grow of possible suspects within the small community of spelunkers and National Park Service bureaucrats. Barr couldnt possibly ask Anna to go back underground again, could she? When it happens, of course, it seems inevitable--and just as frightening as the first time.
My favorite Nevada Barr offering to date!!!
I'm relatively new to "Anna Pigeon," so I haven't read them all yet. Still, I have to say that "Blind Descent" is my favorite so far. I admit to a special interest in caving, having been spelunking once, decades ago. Even so, I found the relentless pacing impossible to put down since I always HAD to find out what happens next!
In case Nevada Barr is reading, I'm particularly fond of the books that take place in the more "exotic" parks--Liberty and Carlsbad, for example--and I can't wait to read more.
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