Le Feu Du Ciel (Anna Pigeon, #4)

Dans une Nouvelle Orléans sinistrée et mystérieuse, un thriller machiavélique sur fond de traumatismes infantiles.Dans une Nouvelle-Orléans sinistrée et mystérieuse, un thriller machiavélique sur fond de traumatismes infantiles. 1968, Prentiss, Mississippi. Polly Deschamps, âgée de 15 ans, fuit un cauchemar : une mère alcoolique, un mobil-home délabré, une vie sans espoir. Elle se retrouve à La Nouvelle-Orléans, dans le quartier français, avec seulement 11 dollars en poche.2007. Polly est devenue un professeur d'anglais respecté de La Nouvelle-Orléans. Divorcée, elle vit seule avec ses deux filles lorsqu'elle rencontre Marshall Marchand, un brillant architecte qui oeuvre à la reconstruction de la ville détruite par l'ouragan Katrina. Polly ne tarde pas à tomber sous son charme avant de découvrir que Marshall est hanté par le drame du Butcher Boy, ce jeune garçon qui, en 1971, a massacré sa famille à la hache. Quel rapport entretient-il avec ce fait divers atroce ? Polly se lance dans une quête éperdue de la vérité, aux retournements multiples, qui sera aussi une véritable descente aux enfers.Nevada Barr nous offre une intrigue magistralement orchestrée, qui tient le lecteur en haleine jusqu'à la dernière page. Elle y aborde avec délicatesse et pertinence le sujet des traumatismes infantiles et de la résilience.

13 et demi

Affectée au Parc National de Cumberland Island, le ranger Anna Pigeon remplit une mission assez tranquille : protéger les tortues de mer des prédateurs pendant la période de reproduction. Le feu de l'action finirait même par lui manquer...
Un accident d'avion vient troubler cette quiétude. Un accident ? Après la découverte d'un sac en plastique dans le réservoir d'essence, Anna en doute. D'autant plus que Todd Belfore, une des victimes du crash, semblait craindre un ennemi inconnu : sinon, pourquoi aurait-il placé des verrous sur toutes les portes intérieures de sa maison ?

En voie de disparition

There's always calm before a storm... 
Burn is a captivating mystery from Nevada Barr, featuring the much-loved Anna Pigeon. Perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo and Janet Evanovich. 
'Outstanding... Anna's complex personality continues to elevate the series' - Publishers Weekly
Anna Pigeon, a Ranger with the National Park Service, is newly married but on administrative leave from her job as she recovers from the traumas of the past couple of months. While the physical wounds have healed, the emotional ones are still healing.
With her new husband back at work, Anna decides to go and stay with an old friend from the Park Service, Geneva, who works as a singer at the New Orleans Jazz NHP. She isn't in town long before she crosses paths with a tenant of Geneva's, a creepy guy named Jordan. She discovers what seems to be an attempt to place a curse on her - a gruesomely killed pigeon marked with runic symbols; and begins to slowly find traces of very dark doings in the heart of post-Katrina New Orleans.
Tied up in all of this is Jordan, who is not at all what he appears to be; a fugitive mother accused of killing her husband and daughters in a fire; and faint whispers of unpleasant goings-on in the heart of the slowly recovering city...
What readers are saying about the Anna Pigeon Mysteries: 
'Hands down, the best author out there for adventure!' 
'I was captivated by the roller coaster storytelling'
'The writing is exquisite, observations unique, the protagonist one of the most interesting and real around

Burn (Anna Pigeon Mysteries, Book 16)

There is peril beneath the watchful eyes of the Lady...When Anna Pigeon left New York City after her husband was killed, she hoped it would be forever. But now her sister Molly is clinging to life in an uptown hospital ICU, so Anna has reluctantly returned. Rooming with a friend and fellow park ranger in close quarters on Liberty Island---the small strip of land that is home to Lady Liberty---Anna spends her free time exploring the grand monument and the crumbling, overgrown, and eerie ruins in the unrestored sections of nearby Ellis Island. But the peace she seeks here is shattered when she finds herself among a crowd gathered at the Lady's base, staring at the broken body of a teenager who fell---or was pushed---to her death.The reason behind the youthful girl's fatal plunge is not the only mystery alive on these historic sites---nor will hers be the only death. Hidden in a dangerous labyrinth of stone, glass, and steel are secrets Anna Pigeon is now compelled to uncover...and an insidious threat to herself and to others that could wreak havoc on a nation's proudest day. There is peril beneath the watchful eyes of the Lady...

La Liberté Ou La Mort (Anna Pigeon, #7)

They are not alone... 
Nevada Barr's nineteenth Anna Pigeon mystery, Boar Island, is a gripping novel that transports you to the wild and dangerous landscape of Acadia National Park. Perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo and Paul Doiron.
'Gripping... harrowing... a moving, suspenseful, fast-paced novel... shimmering with vibrant life and originality' - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Anna Pigeon, in her career as a National Park Service Ranger, has had to deal with all manner of crimes and misdemeanours, but cyber-bulling and stalking is a new one. The target is Elizabeth, the adopted teenage daughter of her friend Heath Jarrod. Elizabeth is driven to despair by the disgusting rumours spreading online and bullying texts. Until, one day, Heath finds her daughter Elizabeth in the midst of an unsuccessful suicide attempt. And then she calls in the cavalry - her aunt Gwen and her friend Anna Pigeon.
The three adults decide the best thing to do is to remove Elizabeth from the situation and, since Anna is about to start her new post as Acting Chief Ranger at Acadia National Park in Maine, they join her and stay at a house on the cliff of a small island near the park, Boar Island.
But the move doesn't solve the problem. The stalker has followed them. And Heath (a paraplegic) and Elizabeth aren't alone on the otherwise deserted island. At the same time, Anna has barely arrived at Acadia before a brutal murder is committed by a killer uncomfortably close to her...
What readers are saying about Boar Island: 
'Ms. Barr's amazing writing and character development sucked me in and I went on the most amazing adventure'
'An exciting, twisting novel'
'[I] excitedly anticipated the next page. I couldn't put Boar Island down

Boar Island (Anna Pigeon Mysteries, Book 19)

Anna Pigeon stumbles into a nest of secrets - can she find her way out? 
Park Ranger Anna Pigeon returns to face her most duplicitous foe, human nature, in Nevada Barr's thrilling mystery Hunting Season. Perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo and Janet Evanovich.
'Suspenseful, atmospheric [and] pulse-pounding... Hunting Season ranks right up there with the best in this excellent series' - Chicago Tribune
When Anna answers a call to historic Mt. Locust, once a producing plantation and inn on Mississippi's Natchez Trace Parkway and now a tourist spot, the last thing she expects to encounter is murder. But the man Anna finds in the stand's old bedroom is no tourist in distress. He's nearly naked, and very dead, his body bearing marks consistent with an S&M ritual gone awry. On a writing table nearby is an open Bible, ominous passages circled in red. It seems the deceased is the brother of Raymond Barnette, local undertaker and a candidate for sheriff, who wants to keep any hint of kinkiness out of the minds of the God-fearing populace. 
Ray may be hiding a house full of secrets in the old family homestead, but before Anna can start her investigation, she's waylaid by malevolent poachers, peevish co-workers, and a suddenly turbulent romantic life. And when hidden agendas and old allegiances are revealed, it's suddenly Anna's life that's on the line.
What readers are saying about Hunting Season: 
'Fast-paced, lively, descriptive, and entertaining is the hallmark of a great writer'
'Authentic and captivating'
'Five stars

Hunting Season (Anna Pigeon Mysteries, Book 10)

Dylan, onze ans, mène une enfance heureuse dans le Minnesota jusqu'à ce que sa vie tourne au cauchemar. Réveillé par des policiers au milieu d'un bain de sang, il découvre avec horreur son père, sa mère, sa petite soeur et le chat, massacrés à coups de hache. Son frère est grièvement blessé, lui n'a pas une égratignure... Très vite surnommé "le petit boucher", Dylan sera condamné pour le meurtre de sa famille et envoyé en maison de correction. Polly vit à La Nouvelle-Orléans. Elle rencontre Marshall Marchand, un séduisant architecte. Au moment où leur relation commence à se dégrader, d'horribles meurtres ensanglantent la ville. Traquée, Polly veut protéger ses filles, mais la nasse s'est déjà refermée...

13 1/2

1968, Prentiss, Mississippi. Polly Deschamps, âgée de 15 ans, fuit un cauchemar : une mère alcoolique, un mobil-home délabré, une vie sans espoir. Elle se retrouve à La Nouvelle-Orléans, dans le quartier français, avec seulement 11 dollars en poche.

2007. Polly est devenue un professeur d'anglais respecté de La Nouvelle-Orléans. Divorcée, elle vit seule avec ses deux filles lorsqu'elle rencontre Marshall Marchand, un brillant architecte qui oeuvre à la reconstruction de la ville détruite par l'ouragan Katrina. Polly ne tarde pas à tomber sous son charme avant de découvrir que Marshall est hanté par le drame du Butcher Boy, ce jeune garçon qui, en 1971, a massacré sa famille à la hache. Quel rapport entretient-il avec ce fait divers atroce ? Polly se lance dans une quête éperdue de la vérité, aux retournements multiples, qui sera aussi une véritable descente aux enfers.

Le Feu Du Ciel (Anna Pigeon, #4)

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