VJ Books Presents Author Nevada Barr!
 Nevada Barr was born March 1, 1952 in Yerington, Nevada. She grew up in Johnstonville, California, and finished college at the University of California, Irvine. With a master's degree in drama, she pursued a career in theater, TV, films, commercials and voice work for almost two decades.
Barr created the Anna Pigeon series while working at her second seasonal job in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas. Pigeon is a law enforcement ranger with the United States National Park Service. The books in the series take place in various national parks, where Pigeon solves murders that are often related to natural resource issues.
Barr's first permanent Park Ranger job was on the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi. She resigned to focus on writing when her books began to achieve commercial success.
She currently resides in New Orleans with her husband.
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Nevada Barr Bibliography
Anna Pigeon Series
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Track of the Cat - 1993
- Superior Death - 1994
- Ill Wind - 1995
- Firestorm - 1996
- Endangered Species - 1997
- Blind Descent - 1998
- Liberty Falling - 1999
- Deep South - 2000*
- Blood Lure - 2001
- Hunting Season - 2002
- Flashback - 2003
- High Country - 2004
- Hard Truth - 2005
- Winter Study - 2008
- Borderline - 2009
- Burn - 2010
- The Rope - 2011
- Destroyer Angel - 2014
- Boar Island - May 2016
Stand Alone Novels
- Bittersweet - 1984
- Seeking Enlightenment - 2003
- 13 1/2 - 2009
- What Rose Forgot - 2019
Nevada Barr Awards
- 1994 - Anthony Award for Track of the Cat
- 1994 - Agatha Award for "Best First Novel" for Track of the Cat
- 2000 - Barry Award for "Best Novel" for Deep South
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