Bruce begins to wonder if the shady characters in Nelson’s novels might be more real than fictional. The local police are overwhelmed in the aftermath of the storm and ill equipped to handle the case.
One of the apparent victims is Nelson Kerr, a friend of Bruce’s and an author of thrillers.īut the nature of Nelson’s injuries suggests that the storm wasn’t the cause of his death: He has suffered several suspicious blows to the head. The hurricane is devastating: homes and condos are leveled, hotels and storefronts ruined, streets flooded, and a dozen people lose their lives. Just as Bruce Cable’s Bay Books is preparing for the return of bestselling author Mercer Mann, Hurricane Leo veers from its predicted course and heads straight for the island.įlorida’s governor orders a mandatory evacuation, and most residents board up their houses and flee to the mainland, but Bruce decides to stay and ride out the storm. Welcome back to Camino Island, where anything can happen-even a murder in the midst of a hurricane, which might prove to be the perfect crime.
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