Michelle Adamo #EmptyNestReader's Reviews > Ill Wind

If you have never read a book in the Anna Pigeon series, you are in for a treat. The books take place in various national parks and feature National Park Ranger, Ann Pigeon. Anna (40) is smart, hardworking, dedicated to the NPS and can be funny or caustic. “No wonder man was always out to conquer Nature, Anna thought. He can’t bear it that she doesn’t love him, or even hate him. She simply doesn’t give a damn." There is mystery, suspense, intrigue and fun in every book. In an ideal world you’d read them in order but I’ve jumped around based on 1) my interest in the park, 2) availability at the library.

In Ill Wind Anna has taken an assignment at Mesa Verde National Park, the location of thousands of archeological sites dating back to the 13th century and previous home to cliff dwellers, Pueblo Native Americans (Anasazi). The park is getting a much needed water upgrade but the heavy equipment and the digging is upsetting a sacred site and some say that the “Chindi” (Navajo spirit) is upset. Is that why more people are having health issues on site and two children have died in the first few months of the season?

Things turn darker still when Ranger Stacy Meyers is found dead in the oddest of circumstances. FBI Special Agent Frederick Stanton is called in to investigate and Anna is assigned to assist him. Together they make a formidable pair but it seems that everyone they speak with is lying leaving them back where they started.

Part mystery, part adventure Ill Wind, like all Anna Pigeon stories, is a page turner. As always, there is a level of detail of the park that is compelling. I especially enjoyed reading about the Anasazi who "disappeared” without a trace thousands of years ago. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The theme is similar throughout the series. The locations and other characters vary by book. I’ve listened to most of the books on audio, the reader is great and sounds exactly how I think Anna should sound. Every Anna Pigeon book that I have read has been at least a 4 star read.

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