Hard Truth

Hard Truth, a mystery set in Rocky Mountain National Park, is the story of a ranger - Anna Pigeon - who ends up in a seemingly impossible situation (one in which you know she'll be triumphant) that involves a creepy religious commune, missing and abused children, and a psychopathic serial killer who......more

This is the 13th book in the Anna Pigeon series, published in 2005. In each book, Anna works as a park ranger in a different national park and the park in this one is the Rocky Mountain Nat'l. Park in Colorado. I have enjoyed the series overall and have learned a lot about a number of parks I've nev......more

"She held [the flashlight] backward and the light blasted her retinas. Startled, she dropped it. Found it. Pointed it in the right direction. "Holy shit," she whispered. Then the screaming began." Hard Truth (2005), another National Parks series mystery by Nevada Barr, is the weakest of the five insta......more

The first two-thirds of this novel were great. The mystery was intriguing, there were plenty of suspects to choose from and the twists, while not super creative, were at least entertaining. Then the bad guy is revealed and what was an intense, psychological thriller all of a sudden morphs into tortu......more

This was intense and sad and horrific but also sweet, beautiful, and hopeful. I love the Rocky Mountains. When I was a kid, my family lived in Wyoming for 3 years. It’s absolutely gorgeous and I am so glad it was a part of my childhood. There are big empty spaces in Wyoming and one can certainly pic......more