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March 18, 2010
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 | Borderline by Nevada Barr | Reviewed by Harriet Klausner |  | Publisher: Putnam
http://www.us.penguingroup.com
ISBN: 9780399155697
Genre: Fiction
Subgenre: Mystery
Release date: April 2009
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Price: $25.95
| After the tragic events at Isle Royale National Park where Ranger Anna Pigeon was forced to kill a man (see Winter Study), she is on administrative leave, having been diagnosed with PTSD. Needing to get away with her beloved husband, a pastor and law enforcement officer in Mississippi, the newlyweds go on a rafting trip not connected to the Forest Service. They plan to raft on the Rio Grande in the Big Bend National Park that borders Mexico.
They spot a cow named Esther on top of a cliff; and their group of four college students, the guide, and Anna and Paul decide to rescue the animal. They get the frightened cow down the mountain and tie it onto the raft, but it overturns. One of the students finds the body of a pregnant woman trapped in branches and reeds. They free her, but she dies; however Anna rescues the baby whom they name Helena. Someone fires at them, killing the guide and a student. Their dangerous trek back to civilization is fraught with danger. Others try to abduct the baby; but protective like a tiger, Anna keeps Helena safe.
Putting aside the probability of the homicides making Anna a murder magnet, Big Bend National Park comes alive through her eyes as much as the deep caring relationship between Paul and her does even though they have spent little time together in their first year of marriage. The mayor of Hoosier is holding court at the Big Bend Conference Center where she plans to announce her run for governor but is distracted by her interest in Helena. Anna remains clueless about why the governor, like seemingly everyone else she meets, is interested in the newborn. Although the infant howling in the wilderness is muted, fans will enjoy Anna’s latest adventure; as there are many people involved in the mystery of the mother’s murder, but none have a motive to kill. | | |
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