Recommendations based on Ill Windby Nevada Barr

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  1. Track of the Cat

    by Nevada Barr
    A murder mystery set in the wilderness of West Texas, where a park ranger must solve the crime before becoming the next victim.

    Anna Pigeon has fled New York and her memories to find work as a ranger in the country’s national parks. In the remote backcountry of West Texas, however, she discovers murder and violence. Fellow ... (Goodreads)

  2. Blind Descent

    by Nevada Barr
    Park Ranger Anna Pigeon investigates a murder in the depths of Lechuguilla Cave, facing danger and darkness.

    Forced to cope with her claustrophobia and to use all the skills she has developed above ground, park ranger Anna Pigeon enters the dangerous Lechuguilla Cavern in New Mexico's Carlsbad Cavern ... (Goodreads)

  3. A Superior Death

    by Nevada Barr
    A murder mystery set in the remote Isle Royale National Park, where a park ranger must solve the case before the killer strikes again.

    Park ranger Anna Pigeon returns, in a mystery that unfolds in and around Lake Superior, in whose chilling depths sunken treasure comes with a deadly price. In her latest mystery, Nevada Barr sends ... (Goodreads)

  4. Desert Heat

    by J.A. Jance
    Detective Beaumont investigates a case of murder in the Arizona desert.

    A cop lies dying beneath the blistering Arizona sun—a local lawman who may well have become the next sheriff of Cochise County. The police brass claim that Andy Brady was dirty, and that his shooting ... (Barnes & Noble)

  5. Listening Woman

    by Tony Hillerman
    Navajo Tribal Police Officer Jim Chee investigates a murder with the help of a traditional Navajo healer, Listening Woman.

    The blind shaman called Listening Woman speaks of witches and restless spirits, of supernatural evil unleashed. But Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police is sure the monster who ... (Goodreads)

  6. Kisscut

    by Karin Slaughter
    A gripping crime novel about a small town rocked by a series of murders.

    Saturday night dates at the skating rink have been a tradition in the small southern town of Heartsdale for as long as anyone can remember, but when a teenage quarrel explodes into a deadly ... (Goodreads)

  7. Animal Dreams

    by Barbara Kingsolver
    A woman's journey of self-discovery, grappling with family ties and environmental issues.

    Animal Dreams opens with a chapter narrated in the third person from the point of view of Doc Homer. This establishes a double narrative voice, which switches between dreams and memories of the past ... (Wikipedia)

  8. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    by Mark Twain
    Adventures of two boys on a journey down the Mississippi River, testing the limits of their freedom.

    Tom Sawyer, an orphan, lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-brother Sid in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri sometime in the 1840s . A fun-loving boy, Tom skips school to go swimming ... (Wikipedia)

  9. Two for the Dough

    by Janet Evanovich
    A humorous crime novel involving an unlikely bounty hunter and a dangerous search for a fugitive.

    While Stephanie is looking for Kenny around their Trenton neighborhood, the friend he shot - Moogey Bues - is shot again. This second attack is fatal, which complicates the case against Kenny. At the ... (Wikipedia)

  10. Still Life With Crows

    by Douglas Preston
    A detective story of murder and mayhem, set in a small rural town.

    Agent Pendergast visits Medicine Creek, Kansas after a gruesome murder occurs. With the help of local teenaged misfit Corrie Swanson, he continues to investigate as more citizens are killed. ... (Wikipedia)

  11. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

    by Jamie Ford
    A touching story of the intersection of love, family, and culture during World War II.

    Henry Lee, the son of Chinese parents in Seattle , Washington, is the only Asian child at his elementary school. His father makes him wear an "I Am Chinese" button so he will not be mistaken for a ... (Wikipedia)

  12. The Shipping News

    by Annie Proulx
    A man's attempt to rebuild his life in a small Newfoundland town, discovering compassion and joy.

    The story centers around Quoyle, a newspaper reporter from upstate New York , whose father had emigrated from Newfoundland . Shortly after his parents' joint suicide, Quoyle's unfaithful and abusive ... (Wikipedia)

  13. Wilde Lake

    by Laura Lippman
    A small-town prosecutor uncovers dark secrets from her family's past while working on a high-profile murder case.

    A Best Novel nominee for the 2017 Anthony Award!, An African-American man accused of rape by a humiliated girl. A vengeful father. A courageous attorney. A worshipful daughter., Think you know this ... (Barnes & Noble)

  14. Home to Big Stone Gap

    by Adriana Trigiani
    Ave Maria returns to her hometown, Big Stone Gap, and faces new challenges and unexpected events that change her life forever.

    Millions of readers around the world have fallen in love with the novels of the New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani. In" Home to Big Stone Gap," she tells her most powerful story yet, ... (Goodreads)

  15. Crazy Little Thing

    by Tracy Brogan
    A small-town girl falls for a big-city lawyer, but their different lifestyles threaten their relationship.

    Bell Harbor is a one-million copy bestselling series., If Sadie Turner is good at anything, it’s putting stuff in order. So when she finds her “perfect” life in disarray, she hopes a summer vacation ... (Barnes & Noble)

  16. Help for the Haunted

    by John Searles
    A young girl navigates the aftermath of her parents' murder, haunted by their presence and searching for answers.

    It begins with a call in the middle of snowy February evening. Lying in her bed, young Sylvie Mason overhears her parents on the phone across the hall. This is not the first late-night call they have ... (Goodreads)

  17. Arctic Drift

    by Clive Cussler
    A gripping tale of a deadly conspiracy involving a rare element found in the Arctic. Dirk Pitt races against time to stop a catastrophic disaster.

    The plot begins in the year 1847, when the Franklin Expedition becomes stranded trying to find the Northwest Passage . They experience a harsh winter. The men are seemingly going mad. Their stranded ... (Wikipedia)

  18. Big Cherry Holler

    by Adriana Trigiani
    The sequel to "Big Stone Gap" follows Ave Maria as she navigates marriage, motherhood, and a new career in the big city.

    It has been eight years since pharmacist and longtime spinster Ave Maria Mulligan married. What she hasn't counted on is that fate and the ghosts of the past will come to haunt her, and test the love ... (Goodreads)

  19. The Hades Factor

    by Robert Ludlum
    A deadly virus threatens to wipe out humanity, and a team of scientists must race against time to find a cure and stop those responsible.

    While in a retrieve operation of a virus in Berlin, the Covert One agent Rachel Russell is double-crossed by two dirty agents; she kills them and escapes, trying to find a hiding place and someone to ... (Wikipedia)

  20. Knit Two

    by Kate Jacobs
    A group of women come together to knit and support each other through life's challenges. A heartwarming story of friendship and community.

    The Sequel to the Beloved #1, New York Times, Bestseller, The Friday Night Knitting Club, The sequel to the number-one New York Times bestseller The Friday Night Knitting Club, KNIT TWO returns to ... (Goodreads)

  21. The Castaways

    by Elin Hilderbrand
    After a tragic plane crash, four couples are stranded on an island, forced to confront their secrets and relationships.

    Greg and Tess MacAvoy are one of four prominent Nantucket couples who count each other as best friends. As pillars of their close-knit community, the MacAvoys, Kapenashes, Drakes, and Wheelers are ... (Goodreads)

  22. A Common Life: The Wedding Story

    by Jan Karon
    The wedding of Father Tim and Cynthia, filled with love, laughter, and unexpected surprises.

    The sixth novel in the beloved Mitford series, by the bestselling author of, At Home in Mitford, and, Somebody Safe with Somebody Good, Laughter and wedding bells ring as Jan Karon takes her millions ... (Goodreads)

  23. P is for Peril

    by Sue Grafton
    Private investigator Kinsey Millhone is hired to find a missing doctor, but the case takes a dangerous turn.

    It is now nine weeks since Dr Dowan Purcell vanished without trace. The sixty-nine-year-old doctor had said goodnight to his colleagues at the Pacific Meadows nursing home, had climbed into his car ... (Goodreads)

  24. The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog

    by Elizabeth Peters
    Archaeologist Amelia Peabody and her family investigate a murder in Egypt, uncovering a web of secrets and danger.

    After returning from their adventure at the Lost Oasis, the Emersons try to get Nefret , their new ward, integrated into English country life. She has difficulty with the immaturity and meanness of ... (Wikipedia)

  25. Looking Glass

    by Andrew Mayne
    A detective investigates a series of murders that seem to be connected to a popular virtual reality game. The line between reality and the game blurs.

    Professor Theo Cray caught one of the most prolific serial killers in history using revolutionary scientific methods. Cut off from university research because of the shroud of suspicion around him ... (Goodreads)

  26. Gods of Risk

    by James S.A. Corey
    A novella set in the "Expanse" universe, following the story of Bobbie Draper's nephew as he navigates life on Mars.

    A novella set in the hard-scrabble world of James S. A. Corey's, NYT,-bestselling Expanse series,, Gods of Risk, tells the story of Bobbie Draper following the events of, Caliban's War,. HUGO AWARD ... (Barnes & Noble)

  27. Ladder of Years

    by Anne Tyler
    A woman's quest to find herself after leaving her family behind and embarking on a new life.

    Married with three almost-grown children, Delia Grinstead has vanished without trace or reason. But for Delia, walking away from it all is an impulse that will lead her into a new, exciting, and ... (Goodreads)

  28. The Paradise Snare

    by A.C. Crispin
    Han Solo's origin story, from his early days as a street urchin to his first encounter with Chewbacca and entry into the criminal underworld.

    Here is the first book in the blockbuster trilogy that chronicles the never-before-told story of the young Han Solo. Set before the Star Wars movie adventures, these books chronicle the coming-of-age ... (Goodreads)

  29. N is for Noose

    by Sue Grafton
    Private investigator Kinsey Millhone investigates the death of a cop 12 years ago, and uncovers secrets and lies in a small town.

    The story takes place mainly in the small-town mountain community of Nota Lake, California (population 2,356, elevation 4,312), where Kinsey has inherited a client named Selma Newquist from her ... (Wikipedia)

  30. O is for Outlaw

    by Sue Grafton
    Private investigator Kinsey Millhone investigates a 20-year-old unsolved murder case.

    Kinsey's curiosity is roused when she receives a call from a man who has bought some of her possessions at an auction of defaulted storage locker items. She recognizes the box as stuff which she left ... (Wikipedia)