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Firestorm

#4 in series

by Nevada Barr
Barbara Rosenblat
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Accomplished storyteller Nevada Barr captivates fans with her tightly-woven plots, vibrant descriptions, and believable characters. In this thrilling mystery, her resourceful sleuth, middle-aged park ranger Anna Pigeon, travels to northern California where she joins the forces battling an out-of-control forest fire. Ever since a fire began raging through Lassen Volcanic National Park, Anna has been acting as medic and security officer for the spike camp firefighters. As the blaze dwindles and the camp demobilizes, she stays behind with a small crew to rescue an injured man. Suddenly a thunderstorm whips the remaining embers into a deadly firestorm. After the inferno passes, Anna discovers a crew member didn't make it-but a knife, not the fire, killed him. Nevada Barr creates scenes so powerful you can almost feel the intense heat and smell the billowing smoke. Narrator Barbara Rosenblat brings out the nail-biting suspense as Anna searches for the killer within the small band of survivors.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Anna Pigeon

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    December 1, 1981

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781449870027
      • File size: 257601 KB
      • Duration: 08:56:40

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      FIRESTORM finds Anna Pigeon working as a medic and security officer in Lassen Volcanic National Park. As a firestorm rages, Anna and a crew become trapped, and two fire fighters are found and presumed murdered. Barbara Rosenblat offers a realistic portrayal of Anna Pigeon. Reliable and entertaining as ever, Rosenblat narrates Anna's pensive deductions as she sorts out suspects. The remaining characters are well differentiated. Sleuthing, scenery and adventure collectively keep our attention. B.J.L. (c) AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 4, 1996
      As she's seen in her fourth spine-tingling adventure, it's hard to tell what impassions hard-nosed park ranger Anna Pigeon more--crime or grime. Fortunately, Barr (Ill Wind) has a flair for depicting both as she sets Anna to providing first aid for the crews fighting an especially nasty forest fire, probably caused by arson, in Northern California's Lassen Volcanic National Park. As if living intimately with strangers under stressful conditions weren't trouble enough, more problems flare when Anna and her EMTs must rescue a firefighter who has broken his leg. On their way back to camp, they are trapped in a firestorm--the most dangerous of all fire conditions. Anna is saved by her silver pup tent, or "shake 'n' bake," which she pulls over herself at the last minute as the fire dances on her back. One of the other medics isn't so lucky. Only it's not just bad luck. It's murder. The tension approaches unbearable when bad weather and destroyed roads trap Anna and the rest of her crew with the murderer in their midst. While Anna, with her compassion, toughness and abundant one-liners, calls Kinsey Milhone to mind, Barr's character is a true original. And for excitement, her line of work can't be beat. Mystery Guild selection; author tour.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 1, 2002
      The fourth "spine-tingling" mystery featuring Northern California park ranger Anna Pigeon.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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