Information AboutNevada Barr |
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Barr was named after the state of her birth. She grew up in Johnsonville, California . She finished college at the University Of California, Irvine . Originally, Barr started to pursue a career in theatre, but decided to be a Park Ranger . In 1984 she published her first novel, ''Bittersweet'', a bleak lesbian Historical Novel set in the days of the Western frontier. While working in Guadalupe Mountains National Park , Barr created the Anna Pigeon series. Pigeon is a law enforcement officer with the United States National Park Service . Each book in the series takes place in a different National Park, where Pigeon solves a murder mystery, often related to natural resource issues. She is a satirical, witty woman whose icy exterior is broken down in each book by a hunky male who she is attracted to (such as Rogelio). Currently, Ms. Barr lives in New Orleans, LA . The Anna Pigeon mystery series includes: EXTERNAL LINKS
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