Destroyer Angel

An Anna Pigeon Novel, Book 18

De: Nevada Barr

Narrado por: Barbara Rosenblat

Anna Pigeon, a ranger for the U.S. Park Services, sets off on vacation - an autumn canoe trip into the Iron Range in upstate Minnesota. With Anna is her friend Heath, a paraplegic; Heath’s 15-year-old daughter, Elizabeth; Leah, a wealthy designer of outdoor equipment; and her daughter, Katie, who is 13. For Heath and Leah, this is a shakedown cruise to test a new cutting-edge line of camping equipment. The equipment, designed by Leah, will make camping and canoeing more accessible to disabled outdoorsmen. On their second night out, Anna goes off on her own for a solo evening float on the Fox River.

When she comes back, she finds that four thugs, armed with rifles, pistols, and knives, have taken the two women and their teenaged daughters captive. With limited resources and no access to the outside world, Anna has only two days to rescue them before her friends are either killed or flown out of the country, in Destroyer Angel by Nevada Barr.

©2014 Nevada Barr (P)2014 Macmillan Audio

Poor narration

I really don't like the overly dramatic narrator. Very annoying. The theatrics interfere with the story.

action packed beginning to end.

Would you listen to Destroyer Angel again? Why?

I would listen to it again. So much happens in this story that I'm sure I would enjoy listening to it again just to get the details that I missed the first time through.

Have you listened to any of Barbara Rosenblat’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Barbara Rosenblath is perfect the way she reads the Anna Pigeon books. I like the ones she read far better than the ones read by other readers.

Anna does it again!

I really enjoyed this story. Intense! Another good one! Lots of twists & turns. Hard to put down.

Not my favorite

it kept me engaged but I'm just not invested in Heath. I read for Anna's story and she a side note in this book. I'll read the next one even though it sounds Heath-centric as well but if she continues to be a main focus in any future books, I'll probably be finished with the series.

Excellent!

Loved it as I do all her books!
Well written, held my attention, fast-paced, wonderful characters, and I loved the dog!

A fun read

Always fun to be out on the trail with Anna and her friends for an innocent vacation.

Classic Nevada Barr

If you could sum up Destroyer Angel in three words, what would they be?

Lee Child would be proud. Revenge with the female touch. If you thought Bob was bad wait till you meet up with the Dude. Love to read and listen to these books Barbara Rosenblat is the best in this and any other series she performs. My only regret is no national park info in this one. Anna is on holiday with the girl friends. Then they meet up with the boy fiends.

What other book might you compare Destroyer Angel to and why?

The Reacher series by Lee Child

Which scene was your favorite?

Anna rescue of Wiley the Dog.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Wiley finding his real master. Anna needs a new dog. Or is the old one with Paul.

Any additional comments?

Classic Barr love the story and the thought processes and descriptions

Just an okay Anna Pigeon story

As usual Barbara Rosenblatt does a good job of reading the story. However, the story itself wasn't great. I'm not sure why Nevada Barr made the turn in her books that center on such horrific happenings in her stories. Obviously, because of the nature of the stories, there's always murder and/or violence but the last several books have delved into very dark stuff. This one was no different. I find it takes away from my enjoyment of Ranger Pigeon. I don't care that there is violence. I'm not a pacifist but it's like Anna Pigeon must devolve into some animalistic dehumanized beast in every book now. She's always being treated for PTSD or on administrative leave while her violent actions are being investigated. I much preferred when Anna used her intellect to move the story forward with an occasional arse kicking when needed. If you like the series, you might as well go ahead and listen to it but if you'te anything like me, you can skip whole chapters and not really miss anything important to the story.

Kind of Gruesome. Missed np link.

The story was good for keeping me awake while driving, but my ears were really offended by the amount of cursing, and my mind by the violence. Won't be re reading this one. Missed National Park tie in.

Excellent

Where does Destroyer Angel rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of Nevada Barr's best, ranks up there with Blood Lure

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Not on the edge of my seat but immersed in the character development and the unfolding of the story line. I enjoyed the alternate presentation of Anna while remaining true to her persona.

Have you listened to any of Barbara Rosenblat’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I think Barbara Rosentlat is one of the best narrators.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No, I liked stretching it out