Book summary

Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park has honored the legacy of the vanished Anasazi civilization by its well-preserved cliff dwellings, where park ranger Anna Pigeon, separated from family and friends, finds solace in the quiet ruins. But the rugged beauty of the park is suddenly overshadowed when a fellow ranger is found dead, curled up in one of the ancient kivas with his hat and shoes by his side. Immersing herself in the investigation, Anna sorts through her shifting loyalties and struggles to honor the past as she faces forces, both seen and unseen, that threaten her career, and her very life.

Media reviews

"'Ill Wind' [is] the third novel in a brisk outdoor series with a National Park Service ranger named Anna Pigeon as a resident sleuth...[Barr's] stirring style is best illustrated by vibrant descriptions of the order and disroder in the natural world. In vivid images of life...and death...she shows us the very face of nature."