Annal:1994 Anthony Award for Best First Novel
From AwardAnnals
Results of the Anthony Award in the year 1994. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
- 1994 Anthony-1st Novel winner
- 1993 Agatha–1st Novel winner
- Score: 20.44
A stunning mystery set against the high-country trails of the Guadalupe Mountains of West Texas, where the age-old battle of man against nature is fought with a frightening twist.
Anna Pigeon has fled New York and her memories to find work as a ranger in the country’s national parks. In the remote backcountry of West Texas, however, she discovers murder and violence. Fellow park ranger Sheila Drury is mysteriously killed, presumably by a mountain lion. But the deep claw marks Anna finds across Drury’s throat and the paw prints surrounding the body are too…
