Park Ranger Anna Pigeon finally signs on for a promotion, but the next thing she knows, she's knee-deep in mud and Mississippi. As the new director of the Natchez Trace, Anna discovers the body of a young prom queen near a country cemetery, a sheet around her head and a noose around her neck. It's a...

Park Ranger Anna Pigeon finally signs on for a promotion, but the next thing she knows, she's knee-deep in mud and Mississippi. As the new director of the Natchez Trace, Anna discovers the body of a young prom queen near a country cemetery, a sheet around her head and a noose around her neck. It's a bizarre twist on a best-forgotten past of frightening racial undertones.

Nevada Barr 's ever-popular Anna Pigeon series is consistently praised as "exceptional" ( Denver Post ), "stunning" ( Seattle Times ), and "superb" ( New York Times Book Review ). In Deep South , Park Ranger Anna Pigeon heads to Mississippi, only to encounter terrible secrets in the heart of the south...

Anna Pigeon finally gives in to her bureaucratic clock-and signs on for a promotion. Next thing she knows, she's knee-deep in mud and Mississippi. Not exactly what she had in mind. Almost immediately, as the new district ranger on the Natchez Trace, Anna discovers the body of a young prom queen near a country cemetery, a sheet around her head, a noose around her neck. It's a bizarre twist on a best-forgotten past of frightening racial undertones. As fast as the ever-encroaching kudzu vines of the region, the roots of this story run deep-and threaten to suffocate anyone in the way, including Anna...