A well written mystery with good character development. This was a fun experience and I look forward to the next Anna Pigeon mystery adventure. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Unfortunately the book didn't quite stand up to my preconceived idea of what it would be. In the remote backcountry of West Texas, however, she discovers murder and violence. As he looked up over his shoulder, Arthur saw the black cat leaping at him. The mother had also dreamed something which she would not tell. Harold brought him a frisky horse. The narrator did a very good job. To see what your friends thought of this book. Curt, always the boss, would take charge, but he would take Arthur along because he had dreamed that a black painter was at the cattle. Although I think Barr’s books actually generally improve with time, I have a very soft spot in my heart for this first book in the series. What do you think of Anna Pigeon? (Why is there ever a Foreword? Anna's unauthorized sleuthing finds her in physical and mortal danger as she pursues the killer. Audience Reviews for Track of the Cat. Pigeon is making rounds in Guadalopue Mountains National Park trying to detect scat of the rare mountain lion. Once again, read this and be enthralled with Nevada Barr's debut novel! Leaving Arthur and the gun to hold the trail, Curt went back to the house for tracking boots and food. Having started with Deep South and subsequently read all of the later books featuring Anna Pigeon, it was a particular delight for me to meet her at the very beginning. I felt it was worth a review however! I didn't like Anna Pigeon very much. You may unsubscribe at any time. And Harold the practical one. This was a fun experience and I look forward to the next Anna Pigeon mystery adve. A quick but great read. Peace, however, has a cost and in this case it means solving murder, intrigue and the losses of endangered and monitored species. Arthur figured the valley could hold more stock out of which Harold could take a yearly cut. This is the first in a series featuring her, so I think wanting to spend time with the character, either because she's fascinatingly complex or quirky or likable is important. Anna Pigeon is a Park Ranger in New Mexico. Track Of The Cat was a first read by Author Nevada Barr & i must say what a wonderful storyline & easy read for me i really enjoyed this book & the setting in Guadeloupe National Park Anna Pigeon wants a new start moving from New York after losing her husband she becomes a park ranger set in Texas the story starts when a park ranger is found murdered in a crevice the marks on her body say its a mountain lion but Anna says its not possible as she thinks it was murder so she sets out looking into. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 24, 2018. It took me a while to get interested in the book at first but I ended up enjoying it immensely. Very few people ever recognized it for what it was. Afterward, they made a huge bonfire in front of the house in case Curt needed direction. The Native American. Then I went to college & grad school and went through a literary snob phase where I thought mysteries were trash. Pristine shape. But too many times shivers ran down my back as the author pronounced, through the heroine, Anna, her hatred of people, especially those who believe in God. Curt thought Arthur was only dreaming until he also heard the scream of cattle being attacked somewhere in the storm. The mother and girlfriend reminded me a lot of Wright Morris's PLAINS SONG. I was tempted to toss this book into the trash after reading the first two paragraphs that pronounced God dead and the character Anna master, oh, excuse me, mistress of the earth. Some profanity and other bad language. When she stumbles upon the remains of fellow ranger Sheilah Drury who appears to have been mauled to death by a mountain lion. Its popularity gained it both an Agatha and an Anthony Award. When he heard it, he awoke his brothers, Curt and Harold. She fled the big city and got as far away as possible from the craziness. It is obvious that the cover has been bent repeatedly for reading. 2. I love the concept of murder committed in state parks. There was a lot to like, especially the Western landscape/vibe and the interesting, elusive qualities of the black panther, but I think this novel required more patience than I was ready to give it at the time of reading. It added something different to the mystery novel. This one is set in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park in West Texas and I confess I knew nothing about it--which made the story all the more fascinating for me. Offer valid for new subscribers only.† Conditions apply. Each of the staff members is suspect, until they, too, bite the dust. We’d love your help. Start by marking “The Track Of The Cat” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Definitely a tourism booster - except for the whole death thing, as my mother pointed out: Anna Pigeon, the protagonist, is definitely the Jessica Fletcher of the NPS - wherever she goes, someone dies. Puzzled and a little terrified, Harold guessed that the dead black painter might as well be blamed for Curt’s death after all. Fellow park ranger Sheila Drury is mysteriously killed, presumably by a mountain lion. ` Forget Jack London, Walter Van Tilburg Clark is the master chronicler of man versus nature. The author was deft and seemingly knowledgeable about the milleu she was writing about, the West Texas wilderness. Sometimes it was.”, “when she was a young woman she valued intelligence over all other human attributes. Strength does not mean being a jerk - it means being committed to your values even in the face of great difficulty. She has a great love of the mountain cats and the story focusses on a murder of another ranger which is pinned on a cougar. I listened to this on audiobook. More depressing atmosphere/depressed character(s) through. I have been going back through my library, reading books that I have purchased through the years and never read, and I was really looking forward to this one. Nevada Barr is really the first mystery writer I've ever looked at, and "The Track of the Cat" is the first book I've read of hers. I got a copy and was hooked! Anna suspects otherwise, especially when further accidents occur. Cat Tracks Book Summary and Study Guide. We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. A West Texas park ranger's fatal mauling by a mountain lion is only the first of a series of suspicious accidents in the Guadalupe Mountains. Those Who Care More About Animals Than People; Sierra Club Members, From the start something irked me about the lead character, Anna Pigeon, park ranger. All the elements you look for in a mystery: appealing and well fleshed out characters, interesting but not distracting back stories, good pacing, clues galore (most of which you'll get after the fact if you're like me), and an ending you can't see coming (at least I couldn't). But then I begin to wonder just what kind of point was this author trying to make. Advertised as new. I really liked this. The mother told Harold he would have to go out after Curt and that he should take Joe Sam along to track. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Track of the Cat keeps you on the edge of your seat as a murderer lurks in the desert park. Spine unbroken. While he exchanged his coat for Arthur’s heavy parka and packed the body on his own horse, he swore to get the cat if he had to trail it to the Pacific. Be the first to ask a question about The Track Of The Cat. As I got older I tried some adult mysteries -- Agatha and Sherlock where recommended to me -- but I couldn't get into them back then. I was disappointed with this classic Western novel. Ms. Barr's descriptions of the country and the animal-life in the area are beautifully illustrative. Her desire to keep the blame from the mount. A good mystery, with plenty of twists and turns. Great potential wasted. Anna is leary and begins an investigation that nearly ends in her death by looking into the death despite opposition from her bosses. May or may not read another one, won't if I have something I know I like on hand. The narrator did a very good job. I found that she makes many stupid decisions which then place her life in danger. You can confirm your order details before purchasing. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. She knows what happened but nobody will listen to her so she sets out to prove herself right and in the course of doing so she subjects her body to numerous injuries and death-defying feats. I was very impressed with Ms. Barr's writing skills and her heroine - Anna Pigeon is totally believable. Discussion Questions for Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr 1. There are feminist and environmental discussions in the book that are interesting and not intrusive. ISBN: 0966339762 Toby the Siamese cat finds himself struggling for survival in the Australian wilderness. I did not contact the seller about it because I don’t want to go through the hassle of trying to get it exchanged. Although an autopsy confirms this supposition, further investigation by Anna appears to shed doubt that her death was anything but accidenta. This taught me some some things about my taste in books, I could love a book even if it was sad and didn't seemed to give me closure. Made me want to stop reading, and when I get that feeling, I stop reading. It is all too perfect and too calculable. And I was hooked on "Track of the Cat," the first in Barr's Anna Pigeon series, within one page. Anna is sure that clues reside in the thousands of snapshots the dead woman took--photos that show signs of having been rifled through. I didn't empathize with Anna as a character, but Anna wouldn't have cared - she is a smart, strong woman who lives life her own way. Since it was dark and they could not see what was attacking, they ate while they made plans. I absolutely love the “animal rights” message. by University of Nevada Press, The Track of the Cat: A Novel (Western Literature). Dense, self-centered, macho (even though she's a woman), protagonist; pedestrian writing; improbable-to-impossible plot twists (the shoulder thing? What did you think of the plot line development? The other two books came yesterday and they were in new and perfect shape, so I’m not sure why this one came in this condition. It made no tracks; but it could kill viciously. -New York Times Book Review. Although it was a excellent example of Naturalism, the scenes with Curt tracking the cougar in the blizzard was as monotonous as the winter white out, and I had trouble connecting the many dream scenes with the events of the plot, either foreshadowing or flashing back. This is the first of the Anna Pigeon novels, a National Parks ranger and sleuth. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. To see what your friends thought of this book, This is a stunning novel -- probably a guy book, I have to say -- about two days and nights on a struggling Sierra Nevada ranch as a mysterious black panther attacks its herds and, one at a time, the three brothers in the family, plus their enigmatic Native American ranch hand, go after it.
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