BLOOD LURE

Every book by Nevada Barr that includes Park Ranger Anna Pigeon takes place in a different national park and usually involves large animals. This one is about bears. Here's a middle-aged and plump Anna Pigeon climbing around in Glacier Park with a grisly Grizzly murder. There are wandering campers, sullen teens harboring dark secrets, and a rampaging bear to spice things up. There is also something odd and magical happening just beyond Anna's vision. It's a wonderful series, and this is a fine book full of interesting folks for Barbara Rosenblat to bring brilliantly to life whether huffing up or puffing down the slopes. B.H.B. (c) AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC/ JAN 02]