Background

Nevada Barr was named not after her state of birth but after a character in one of her father’s favorite books.

Career

Nevada Barr pursued a career in theater, TV, films, commercials and voice work for almost two decades. When her then-director husband changed careers and became interested in the environmental movement she began working as a seasonal park ranger in the summer in Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Nevada Barr also worked as park ranger in Natchez Trace Parkway and a law enforcement ranger in United States National Park Service.She resigned to focus on writing when her books began to achieve commercial success.

Works

• book

  • 2003 Seeking Enlightenment — Hat by Hat : A Skeptic's Path to Religion

  • Track of the Cat , Guadalupe Mountains National Park, 1993

  • Superior Death, Isle Royale National Park, 1994

  • Ill Wind, Mesa Verde National Park, 1995

  • Firestorm, Lassen Volcanic National Park, 1996

  • Endangered Species, Cumberland Island National Seashore, 1997

  • Blind Descent, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, 1998

  • Liberty Falling, Statue of Liberty National Monument, 1999

  • Deep South, Natchez Trace Parkway, 2000

  • Blood Lure, Glacier National Park, 2001

  • Hunting Season, Natchez Trace Parkway, 2002

  • Flashback, Dry Tortugas National Park, 2003

  • High Country, Yosemite National Park, 2004

  • Hard Truth, Rocky Mountain National Park, 2005

  • Winter Study, Isle Royale National Park, 2008

  • Winter Study, Isle Royale National Park, 2009

  • Burn, New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, 2010

  • 2012 The Rope, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, 2012

• novel

  • 1984 Bittersweet

• thriller

  • 2009: 13½