She has a growing number of Anna Pigeon mysteries to her credit--the latest, The Rope, is set in the Glen Canyon National Recreational Area--as well as numerous other books, short stories, and articles.
One of Barr's six favorite books, as told to The Week magazine:
The Poacher's Son by Paul DoironRead about the other books on Barr's list.
Paul Doiron's sleuth, Mike Bowditch, is a 24-year-old Maine Fisheries and Wildlife man, and most definitely not hard-boiled. Using Bowditch's youth and vulnerability, Doiron gives us a fresh sense of the harsh realities of crime and law enforcement that years of tough guys have allowed us to forget.
The Page 69 Test: Paul Doiron's The Poacher's Son.
--Marshal Zeringue