Nevada Barr Books in Order
Nevada Barr has written 24 books, published between 1984 and 2019. The first book is Bittersweet (1984) and the newest is What Rose Forgot (2019). Publication order is the reading order below. 19 of the 24 books listed here are in the Anna Pigeon series, which has its own page: Anna Pigeon books in order.
- Books
- 24
- Published
- 1984–2019
- Confirmed
- 24 of 24 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,739 in 19 of 24 books
- Reading time
- 112–168 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,739 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 24 titles with a page count on record.
Nevada Barr is an American writer of mystery fiction, born in 1952. The Anna Pigeon novels are Barr's best known work: Anna Pigeon is a woman park ranger, and the books are set in national parks and other protected areas of the United States. Barr's 24 catalogued titles run from Bittersweet (1984) to What Rose Forgot (2019), and the catalogue also lists standalone novels, short fiction and non-fiction. An Anna Pigeon television series takes the character's name and starts in 2026.
How many Nevada Barr books are there?
Nevada Barr has 24 books, released between 1984 and 2019. 19 of them belong to the Anna Pigeon series.
Nevada Barr Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 24 Nevada Barr books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119843683/4
- 219932723/4
- 319943203/4
- 419953203/4
- 519963203/4
- 61997–3/4
- 71998–3/4
- 819993363/4
- 920003523/4
- 1020013333/4
- 1120023393/4
- 1220032403/4
- 132003–3/4
- 1420043203/4
- 1520053363/4
- 1620084693/4
- 172009–3/4
- 1820094963/4
- 1920104803/4
- 202011–3/4
- 2120123573/4
- 2220144163/4
- 2320163743/4
- 2420192913/4
Nevada Barr series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Anna Pigeon books in order 19 books
Nevada Barr books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Nevada Barr Standalone Novels
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Nevada Barr Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Nevada Barr Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Crossroad Press Ladies of Horror in order
1 book- 5. 13½
Nevada Barr Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Nevada Barr books run from Bittersweet (1984) to What Rose Forgot (2019), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Nevada Barr in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Nevada Barr books in order?
You only need to read Nevada Barr books in order within the Anna Pigeon series, which holds 19 of the 24 Nevada Barr books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Nevada Barr
Start with Track of the Cat (1993), the first Anna Pigeon book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Bittersweet (1984).
What is the newest Nevada Barr book?
What Rose Forgot (2019) is the newest Nevada Barr book released so far.
Is there a new Nevada Barr book coming?
No next Nevada Barr book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Nevada Barr has won
Wikidata records 2 awards for Nevada Barr. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Barry Award for Best Novel2001Won
- Anthony Award for Best First Novel1994Wonfor Track of the Cat
Nevada Barr at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Nevada Barr title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Nevada Barr books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 6,739 pages across the 19 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Nevada Barr books, 10 of 24, were published in the 2000s.
What the Nevada Barr books are about
23 of the 24 Nevada Barr books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: anna pigeon (fictitious character) is tagged on 14 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Anna Pigeon (Fictitious character) 14 of 23 books
- Women park rangers 13 of 23 books
- Pigeon, anna (fictitious character) 12 of 23 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 10 of 23 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 23 books
- Park rangers 5 of 23 books
- Women park rangers in fiction 3 of 23 books
- Anna Pigeon (Fictional character) 2 of 23 books
- Missing persons 2 of 23 books
- Mississippi 2 of 23 books