Author: Nevada Barr
Published: 1999 by G.P. Putnam
Format: Hardcover, 321 pages
Genre: Suspense
Source: Anna Pigeon #7
Blurb: When Anna's beloved sister Molly becomes gravely ill, Anna rushes to her bedside at New York's Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital. What began as pneumonia has turned horrifyingly more complicated, and Anna, helpless, can do nothing except sit and watch.
To clear her mind, Anna bunks with friends on Liberty Island and finds solitude across the harbor in the majestically decayed remains of hospitals, medical wards, and staff quarters of Ellis Island. Unlike the magnificently restored Registry Hall, these buildings are slowly being reclaimed by nature, where brick, glass, and iron are wrapped with delicate green tendrils and walls disappear behind leafy curtains. When a tumble through a crumbling staircase temporarily halts her ramblings, she's willing to write off the episode as an accident, until a young girl falls -- or is pushed -- to her death while exploring the Statue of Liberty. Park administrators are quick to point fingers, until one of their own meets a fate similar to the unidentified girl's.
Though she's warned against it, Anna plunges into the investigation, sure that the deaths are not accidental. While party boats raucously cruise the harbor and danger and casualties mount, Anna is determined to solve Liberty's problems and uncover the deadly secrets of her treasured island. (Goodreads)
My Opinion: When I first read that this book begins with Molly in ICU, I was anxious since she is my favorite character in the series. I know I should be an Anna fan, but Molly brings the right amount of humor and no-nonsense that balances Anna.
While enjoying Anna’s character, moving around to the many national parks and the history Nevada Barr imparts, I still get maddened when Anna just so happens to have the right set of wonder woman skills and abilities. She doesn’t worry about a safety net since she is resilient and not afraid to jump in where she is needed. Then again, I guess that is what fiction is all about, the ability to put the heroine in dangerous situations and then, while the reader is holding their breath, find a way to reach the happily ever after.
Without a doubt, I will continue this series to see where Anna, with Molly’s wisdom, will end up next.
To clear her mind, Anna bunks with friends on Liberty Island and finds solitude across the harbor in the majestically decayed remains of hospitals, medical wards, and staff quarters of Ellis Island. Unlike the magnificently restored Registry Hall, these buildings are slowly being reclaimed by nature, where brick, glass, and iron are wrapped with delicate green tendrils and walls disappear behind leafy curtains. When a tumble through a crumbling staircase temporarily halts her ramblings, she's willing to write off the episode as an accident, until a young girl falls -- or is pushed -- to her death while exploring the Statue of Liberty. Park administrators are quick to point fingers, until one of their own meets a fate similar to the unidentified girl's.
Though she's warned against it, Anna plunges into the investigation, sure that the deaths are not accidental. While party boats raucously cruise the harbor and danger and casualties mount, Anna is determined to solve Liberty's problems and uncover the deadly secrets of her treasured island. (Goodreads)
My Opinion: When I first read that this book begins with Molly in ICU, I was anxious since she is my favorite character in the series. I know I should be an Anna fan, but Molly brings the right amount of humor and no-nonsense that balances Anna.
While enjoying Anna’s character, moving around to the many national parks and the history Nevada Barr imparts, I still get maddened when Anna just so happens to have the right set of wonder woman skills and abilities. She doesn’t worry about a safety net since she is resilient and not afraid to jump in where she is needed. Then again, I guess that is what fiction is all about, the ability to put the heroine in dangerous situations and then, while the reader is holding their breath, find a way to reach the happily ever after.
Without a doubt, I will continue this series to see where Anna, with Molly’s wisdom, will end up next.
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