wanted to try a National Parks Mystery by someone other than Barr. a prime example of a novel that would have been stronger as a short story. The middle seemed padded and the choice of the killer seemed arbitrary, another mystery wiithout detection, with the protagonist plodding along until the murderer reveals herself. He is reacting, not acting. The descriptions of the locale, remembering that I've been there, are not particularly evocative. I would not read another. (Striking art work on the front cover.) ( )