Burn

This is going to be a book that will be a very difficult read for many people. Ms. Barr is getting darker and more somber in both her stand alone books and in her continuing National Park series. The writing as usual is superb. The characterization is spot on. The subject matter for this book however is where many people may be put off. No more “nice” murders, this time we're dealing with the sexual exploitation and trafficking of children. It's not the same Nevada Barr we used to know but if you realize the author is changing and growing then you can begin to appreciate her last two works. Bottom line Nevada Barr is writing stories as good as Patricia Cornwell used to.

Disturbing thriller. Don't know that I would recommend this as a starting point in the Anna Pigeon series (my first, and not what I was looking for or expecting).

DO NOT READ THIS BOOK if you like or have children. What the cover doesn't tell you is what this book is actually about - child molestation and abuse. Barr painted horrid mental images for me and I wish she would take Anna Pigeon back to the National Parks to solve less violent crimes.