High Country

By: Nevada Barr

Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat

With each breathtaking, New York Times best-selling entry in her acclaimed Anna Pigeon mystery series, author Nevada Barr earns more and more fans. Loaded with intrigue and adventure, High Country showcases Barr at the top of her game. Anna is lodged in Yosemite National Park's historic Ahwahnee Hotel when four employees disappear. Sensing evil, Anna hikes a snowy trail to the high country, only to discover a disturbing reality that may end her adventures once and for all.Listen to more Anna Pigeon mysteries.©2004 Nevada Barr (P)2004 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"This is one of the best entries in a long-running series that seems to increase its audience with every outing." (Booklist)
"Read it, and your nails will be in serious trouble." (New York Daily News)
"Barr has a true gift for outdoor writing." (Publishers Weekly)

Never disappoints

Always a great story with this empathetic and familiar lead character engaged in yet another adventure. Always a good listen and never disappoints.

A Fantastic

This is the latest in the Anna Pigeon mystery series. Each mystery is set in a National Park - this one takes place in Yosemite. Even if you haven't read the previous books in the series, you'll find this a great read! All the elements of a great mystery - action, twisting plots, inability to stop listening! Better yet, when you're finished (and hooked on Nevada Barr) you can go back and read the 10 or so books that precede this one!

My favorite one, though I’m only halfway through.

There isn’t much I like more than finding a character I like, and really good writing. Anna Pigeon is one of those characters , and Nevada Barr’s writing is so, so good. Barbara Rosenblatt’s narration bothered me during the first one I read, as I was annoyed by hearing her breathing. Now, she seems perfect. The plots are interesting and make sense, and it’s also great to hear about the parks Anna works in as a ranger. These are really good books!

pretty good

I have not read a mystery for many years (Hardy Boys in High School), so I decided to get this one as a light summer read. The author's descriptions of Yosemite Valley and the surrounding mountians are impressive and accurate. As a frequent traveler to this area, I found the authors use of setting to be the most enjoyable aspect of the book. I will be considering more books by Nevada Barr.

Good story, wrong reader

Nevada is a great tale spinner, and you get the expected pacing, tension, and intriguing setting. But I'm so sorry they chose Barbara Rosenblat as the reader. I love her in the Elizabeth Peters series, but she seems to be a one trick pony: she plays Anna just as she plays Amelia, arch and coy. Anna is the opposite of that, and it jars all the way through. Still, in spite of the reader, this was worth my purchase.