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We were headed out on a short road trip and we wanted something to listen to. So I ran into the library; quickly scanned the available audio books; and, grab a familiar name that had the right number of disks for the trip.

Borderline is a thriller that follows Anna Pigeon, National Park ranger, as she finds another mystery and avoids death. The scene this time is Big Bend National Park in Texas on the border with Mexico. Anna is off duty and recovering from another traumatic adventure when she and her husband decide to take a rafting trip through some of the park. First a stranded longhorn demands their attention. Then a cloudburst puts their raft in jeopardy. Then a body turns up. And quickly thereafter their river guide is shot. Any more details would spoil the plot, but I will add that this is a near a part of the river where local people from Mexico frequently crossed back and forth before 9-11 changed the rules of border security.

What are friends for? Well, I should have read my GF friend, Darlene’s, review and learned from her experience. I had read Track of the Cat, the first Anna Pigeon novel, for which Barr received an Agatha Award. When I grabbed Borderline off the library shelf, I did not pay any attention to the fact that there were thirteen (13!!) novels in between. A lot has happened and, as Darlene notes, the events of the preceding book, Winter Study, have a direct bearing on the plot.

Barbara Rosenblat is an excellent narrator with a fine set of voices that make the characters� personalities vibrant. Give it 3.5 stars for the interesting setting and background stories.