Winter Study (Anna Pigeon) (Anna Pigeon) | 
| Author: Nevada Barr
Creator: Joyce Bean
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD Lib Ed
Category: Book
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Format: Abridged, Audiobook, Mp3 Audio
Media: Audio CD
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Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 1423325664
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781423325666
ASIN: 1423325664
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Product Description
It is January, and Park Ranger Anna Pigeon is sent to Isle Royale in Lake Superior to learn about managing and understanding wolves, as her home base of Rocky Mountain National Park might soon have its own pack of the magnificent, much- maligned animals. She?s lodging in the island?s bunkhouse with the famed wolf study team, along with two scientists from Homeland Security, who are assessing the study with an eye to opening the park in the winters - an act that would effectively bring an end to the fifty-year project - so that the area can be manned to secure the scrap of border with Canada.
Soon after Anna?s arrival, the wolf packs under observation begin to behave in peculiar ways. Giant wolf prints are found, and Anna spies the form of a great wolf from a surveillance plane. The discovery of wolf scat containing alien DNA leads the group to believe that perhaps a wolf/dog hybrid has been introduced to the island. When a female member of the team is savaged, Anna is convinced she is being stalked, and what was once a beautiful, idyllic refuge becomes a place of unnatural occurrences and danger beyond the ordinary. Alone on an island without electricity or running water, with temperatures hovering around zero both day and night, Anna fights not only for the wolves but for her own survival as well.
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 A Bit Disappointed July 16, 2008
I will bypass a synopsis since everyone else has described the plot. I sense a lot of anger in this book. I'm not sure why Ms. Barr chose to thank Mr. Paxton for saving her life, but there must be some serious issues that need to be addressed. The main character really doesn't care for men, except her "Paul." Not sure why good old Paul would put up with her away for months at a time.
The villan was really tough to grasp. He did such despicable things to women, I can't imagine a woman could walk for a week after a session with him. Much less functionin a working capacity.
It was mentioned that the descriptions of Isle Royal were often inaccurate. I have never been there and was really confused. Why wasn't there a map in this book? Also, her passages of time were rather mixed. The time taken to cover miles or yards in one direction, seemed totally different going the reversal of that direction.
I have always enjoyed her books, but this one I could throw away. Still not a bad record for an author.
The show-down was way too long ... July 7, 2008
Can't say that I'm a big Nevada Barr fan. I've read a couple of her books, (High Country and Ill Wind) but just didn't find anything that tripped my triggers.
I tried the new book because it sounded interesting. Scientists studying wolves, isolated on an island in the middle of Lake Superior, discover DNA evidence of what might be a hybrid wolf/dog. It's the middle of winter and cold permeates everything and everyone. When one of the team is brutally killed, all evidence points to the wild hybrid.
The story is number 14 in a series about Anna Pigeon, a tougher-than-nails park ranger who regularly finds herself in the middle of a crisis - think Jessica Fletcher of "Murder, She Wrote" set outdoors.
The story bogs down with too many red herrings and ancillary sub-plots. I guessed the villain early on, not because I'm clever, but because the author eliminates everyone else from the suspect list.
When the story lines converge and Anna finally faces the bad guy, the author spends 49 pages drawing out the action. Frankly, it was about 39 pages too long. I knew Anna would win because she's the good guy, but I didn't really care how it played out. I just wanted it to be over.
 A Little Reality Please July 5, 2008
I have been a dedicated fan of Nevada Barr's books in part because I like the story and in part because I like her descriptions of the National Parks and nature in general. I liked the story told here and I enjoyed her descriptions of the wolf study. As always I enjoyed Anna's wry comments. But common on, you have to have a somewhat realistic ending. A woman can only be knocked down so may times, especially in minus 17 degree weather and still get up.
 Great Book! June 28, 2008
I have read every book Nevada Barr has written. I feel this is one of her best, if not the best book she has written. Reading this,you feel you are right in the frozen countryside with Anna Pigeon. It is interesting, gruesome, and very entertaining. More please.
Disappointing June 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've read all of Barr's fiction, but this one left me cold. I had a hard time maintaining interest in it and ultimately quit after a handful of chapters. That's unheard of for me... a voracious reader. Maybe I'll try it again someday, but for now, it sits on the shelf.
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