Destroyer Angel
An Anna Pigeon Novel
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4.2 • 141 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Anna Pigeon, a ranger for the U.S. Park Services, sets off on vacation—an autumn canoe trip in the to the Iron Range in upstate Minnesota. With Anna is her friend Heath, a paraplegic; Heath's fifteen-year-old daughter, Elizabeth; Leah, a wealthy designer of outdoor equipment; and her daughter, Katie, who is thirteen. For Heath and Leah, this is a shakedown cruise to test a new cutting edge line of camping equipment. The equipment, designed by Leah, will make camping and canoeing more accessible to disabled outdoorsmen.
On their second night out, Anna goes off on her own for a solo evening float on the Fox River. When she comes back, she finds that four thugs, armed with rifles, pistols, and knives, have taken the two women and their teenaged daughters captive. With limited resources and no access to the outside world, Anna has only two days to rescue them before her friends are either killed or flown out of the country, in Destroyer Angel, the New York Times bestseller by Nevada Barr.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Barr's gripping 18th Anna Pigeon novel (after 2012's The Rope) takes the National Park Service ranger on an autumn camping trip along the Fox River of the Iron Range in upstate Minnesota. Anna's first vacation since her honeymoon three years earlier doubles as a get-together with Heath Jarrod, a paraplegic; Heath's daughter, Elizabeth; Leah Hendricks, who designs outdoor gear; and Leah's daughter, Katie. For Leah, the trip also is a "shakedown cruise" to test a new line of equipment to make the outdoors accessible to the handicapped. On their second night, four armed men invade the campsite while Anna is on a solo canoe float. Barr touches again on her recurring theme, that man is the biggest threat in nature, as Anna works unseen to disarm the thugs and free her friends. Barr's gift for depicting breathtaking scenery elevates the story, as does Anna's complex, ever-evolving personality.
Customer Reviews
Destroyer Angel
This is one of Barr’s very best, with full throttle action from start to finish. I had to “make” myself put It down in order to get some sleep! The very creative story and interesting characters draw the reader in and won’t let go. This book is not to be missed if one is a fan of heroine, Anna Pigeon.
Too much unnecessary violence
This is the third ranger pigeon book I’ve read so far. Usually the violence is second hand, after the crime. Here ranger pigeon watches her friends experience inhumane cruelty. If she just went for help, backup, she could have helped save them sooner.
It is a page turner
I had a hard time putting this book down! I love Nevada Barr!