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Anna Pigeon Books in Order

Anna Pigeon by Nevada Barr contains 19 books, published between 1993 and 2016. The first book is Track of the Cat (1993) and the newest is Boar Island (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
1993–2016
Confirmed
19 of 19 titles
Pages on record
5,840 in 16 of 19 books
Reading time
97–146 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,840 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

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Anna Pigeon, a woman park ranger, gives Nevada Barr's mystery series its name and its detective. Nineteen books run from Track of the Cat (1993) to Boar Island (2016), with a median length of 338 pages. Murder investigation in and around national parks is the recurring subject. No new Anna Pigeon title has appeared since 2016.

How many Anna Pigeon books are there?

Anna Pigeon has 19 books, released between 1993 and 2016.

Anna Pigeon Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Anna Pigeon books in the order they were published, 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.

  1. Cover of Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr, book 1 of the Anna Pigeon series (1993)
  2. Cover of A Superior Death by Nevada Barr, book 2 of the Anna Pigeon series (1994)
  3. Cover of Ill Wind by Nevada Barr, book 3 of the Anna Pigeon series (1995)
  4. Cover of Firestorm by Nevada Barr, book 4 of the Anna Pigeon series (1996)
  5. Cover of Blind Descent by Nevada Barr, book 6 of the Anna Pigeon series (1998)
  6. Cover of Deep South by Nevada Barr, book 8 of the Anna Pigeon series (2000)
  7. Cover of Blood Lure by Nevada Barr, book 9 of the Anna Pigeon series (2001)
  8. Cover of Hunting Season by Nevada Barr, book 10 of the Anna Pigeon series (2002)
  9. Cover of Flashback by Nevada Barr, book 11 of the Anna Pigeon series (2003)
  10. Cover of High Country by Nevada Barr, book 12 of the Anna Pigeon series (2004)
  11. Cover of Hard Truth by Nevada Barr, book 13 of the Anna Pigeon series (2005)
  12. Cover of Winter Study by Nevada Barr, book 14 of the Anna Pigeon series (2008)
  13. Cover of Borderline by Nevada Barr, book 15 of the Anna Pigeon series (2009)
  14. Cover of The Rope by Nevada Barr, book 17 of the Anna Pigeon series (2012)
  15. Cover of Destroyer Angel by Nevada Barr, book 18 of the Anna Pigeon series (2014)
  16. Cover of Boar Island by Nevada Barr, book 19 of the Anna Pigeon series (2016)
  1. 1
    Track of the Cat1993 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993272
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  2. 2
    A Superior Death1994 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994320
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  3. 3
    Ill Wind1995 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995320
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  4. 4
    Firestorm1996 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996320
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  5. 5
    Endangered Species1997 · confirmed 3/4
    1997–
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  6. 6
    Blind Descent1998 · confirmed 3/4
    1998–
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  7. 7
    Liberty Falling1999 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999336
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  8. 8
    Deep South2000 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000352
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  9. 9
    Blood Lure2001 · 333 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001333
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  10. 10
    Hunting Season2002 · 339 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002339
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  11. 11
    Flashback2003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003–
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  12. 12
    High Country2004 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004320
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  13. 13
    Hard Truth2005 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005336
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  14. 14
    Winter Study2008 · 469 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008469
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  15. 15
    Borderline2009 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009496
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  16. 16
    Burn2010 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010480
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  17. 17
    The Rope2012 · 357 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012357
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  18. 18
    Destroyer Angel2014 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014416
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  19. 19
    Boar Island2016 · 374 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016374
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Anna Pigeon Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Anna Pigeon books run from Track of the Cat (1993) to Boar Island (2016), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Anna Pigeon in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Anna Pigeon books in order?

You should read the Anna Pigeon books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Anna Pigeon book also stands alone.

What order should you read Anna Pigeon books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Track of the Cat (1993), the earliest published title. After it come A Superior Death (1994), Ill Wind (1995), Firestorm (1996) and Endangered Species (1997); the numbered table above continues from there.

What is the newest Anna Pigeon book?

Boar Island (2016) is the newest Anna Pigeon book released so far.

Is there a new Anna Pigeon book coming?

No next Anna Pigeon 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 Anna Pigeon has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Anna Pigeon. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Printable Anna Pigeon Books in Order Checklist

A printable checklist of all 19 books in publication order is on the Anna Pigeon reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.

Anna Pigeon at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Anna Pigeon title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Anna Pigeon books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,840 pages across the 16 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 338 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Anna Pigeon books, 8 of 19, were published in the 2000s.

What the Anna Pigeon books are about

All 19 Anna Pigeon books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women park rangers is tagged on 13 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Nevada Barr

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.