Nevada Barr

Nevada Barr is an American mystery novelist, born March 1, 1952, in Yerington, Nevada. She trained as an actor and worked in theater and voice-overs before becoming a National Park Service ranger, an experience that shaped her best-known creation, the park ranger Anna Pigeon.

The series began with Track of the Cat (1993), which won the Agatha and Anthony awards for best first novel, and sets its crimes in national parks and protected places across the United States. Deep South won the Barry Award for best novel.

Barr has also received the Robin W. Winks Award from the National Parks Conservation Association for enhancing public understanding of national parks. She lives in Oregon.