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Book Review of Blood Lure (Anna Pigeon, Bk 9)

Blood Lure (Anna Pigeon, Bk 9)
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Of all the wonders of nature evoked in Nevada Barr's national parks mysteries, none stirs the imagination quite like Ursus horribilis - the grizzly bear. Four hundred pounds of muscle. Saw toothed canines. Four inch claws. Nasty temper...even Anna Pigeon, the district park ranger who strides fearlessly through this invigorating series, is forced to reexamine her spiritual connection to God's creatures when she is assigned to work on a scientific project that has her hanging out lures of blood and guts to attract the big grizzlies in Glacier National Park. Anna still manages to snatch those occasional moments of solitary communing with nature that make her an inspirational wilderness guide. But there's no time for meditation when a rampaging bear attackes the researchers' campsite...