Murder, she writes; law enforcement ranger Nevada Barr uses the national parks as a backdrop for her mystery novels.(author of the award-winning 'Track of the Cat')

From: National Parks | Date: September 1, 1995| Author: | Copyright information

Barr's first book was written in the Guadalupe National Park in Texas and the award-winning writer/ranger has written two more mysteries set in park locations. Barr's books show an appreciation for the beauty of the parks, and a realism about working for the National Park Service.

Law enforcement ranger Nevada Barr uses the national parks as a backdrop for her mystery novels.

WHILE HIKING the backcountry at Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas several years ago, Nevada Barr thought generally about the myriad ways a person could die there and specifically about some people she ...

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