{"product_id":"hunting-season-isbn-9780425188781","title":"Hunting Season","description":"Park Ranger Anna Pigeon returns to face her most duplicitous foe—human nature—in Nevada Barr's \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e bestseller, \u003cb\u003eHunting Season.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe quiet beauty of autumn on Mississippi’s Natchez Trace is swiftly shattered when Anna answers a call to Mt. Locust, once a working plantation and inn, now a tourist spot. But the man Anna finds in an old bedroom is no tourist in distress. He’s nearly naked, and very dead—his body bearing marks consistent with sex games gone awry. On a writing table nearby is an open Bible with ominous passages circled in red.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are secrets that prominent men in this God-fearing country wish to keep under wraps—and Anna has stumbled into a nest of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e“Suspenseful, atmospheric [and] pulse-pounding…\u003cb\u003eHunting Season\u003c\/b\u003e ranks right up there with the best in this excellent series.”—\u003cb\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The plot takes some surprising twists [but] the real strength of \u003cb\u003eHunting Season\u003c\/b\u003e, and this series, is its delightful protagonist. A widowed woman in her 40s, she is absolutely believable—alternately irritated, feisty, insecure, grouchy and charming.”—\u003cb\u003eThe Cleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An engrossing and deftly written thriller…[Nevada Barr] provides us with a backstage view of our national park system that is both fictionally exciting and factually enlightening.”—\u003cb\u003eSan Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Will keep readers guessing until the last page.”—\u003cb\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Thoroughly enjoyable.”—\u003cb\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The edgy, fast-paced tale generates plenty of tension…and Barr does a good job of developing the character of Anna, adding romance to the mix and giving the ranger plenty of opportunity to display her slightly dark, off-center wit.”—\u003cb\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“First-rate…Barr outshines most other authors in the mystery genre.”—\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In \u003cb\u003eHunting Season\u003c\/b\u003e, [Barr’s] descriptions are so vivid a reader almost feels the leaves on the forest floor cracking beneath her feet and the misty fogs soaking into her pores.”—\u003cb\u003eThe Memphis Commercial Appeal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A good, exciting read. [Barr] has a deft touch with suspense, and her fiction has a solid feel.”—\u003cb\u003eThe Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Shows] the beauty of Barr’s writing about nature along the Trace and her development of Anna’s increasingly complex personality.”—\u003cb\u003eSt. Paul Pioneer Press\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Even fans who thought they’d already seen enough of Natchez Trace will find Barr’s tenth as inventive, as ingenious, and finally as riveting as the very best of this distinguished series.”—\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fortunately for her readers, Barr takes full advantage of the surroundings, writing ingeniously plotted mysteries set in exotic locales…interesting characters…some truly terrifying scenes.”—\u003cb\u003eCapital Times (Madison, WI)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The remarkable Nevada Barr offers another beautifully nuanced and hard-to-put-down tale…There truly is no finer writer in the realm today, and her descriptive prose in observance of the natural world is always stunning.”—\u003cb\u003ePages\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Park ranger Anna Pigeon is back on the Natchez Trace [with] poachers, grave robbers, a romance and, of course, a murder…The slightly spooky goings-on give the tale a pleasant chill, and Barr keeps the story’s intensity high until the edge-of-your-seat conclusion. Along with her trademark elucidation of the wonders of nature, she never fails to illuminate human nature as well.”—\u003cb\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eFormerly an actress and a park ranger, \u003cb\u003eNevada Barr \u003c\/b\u003eis now an award-winning and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–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.","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300219441381,"sku":"NP9780425188781","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780425188781.jpg?v=1767729546","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/hunting-season-isbn-9780425188781","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}