Eye of the Storm

It's hurricane season! Of course we don't have hurricanes in the midwest (but what a stormy summer it's been!), though many of us have had encounters with these storms, whether on vacation, through relatives, or just watching on TV. Here are some novels (and some nonfiction) that you may want to read up about these strong, potentially life-threatening, storms.

Hurricane Punch by Tim Dorsey
Returning to his home in Florida only to face the state's worst hurricane season and a pair of serial killers vying for "most wanted" status, Serge A. Storms and his companion, Coleman, tackle the most challenging case of their careers.
Part of the suspenseful, humorous Serge Storms series.

Damaged: a Maggie O'Dell novel by Alex Kava
When the Coast Guard finds a murdered body in the Gulf of Mexico while preparing for a Category 5 hurricane, Special Agent Maggie O'Dell places herself in the path of the deadly storm to track down the victim's identity and killer

The Deepest Waters by Dan Walsh
After a hurricane causes a shipwreck off the Carolina coast, newlyweds Laura and John are separated and desperate to find each other

Elysiana by Chris Knopf
As a strong storm approaches the shore, residents interact and clash with each other on the island of Elysiana, New Jersey during the summer of 1969.

Moon Tide by Dawn Clifton Tripp
A novel set in a small Massachusetts fishing town chronicles the lives of three women--Eve, a beautiful artist; her eccentric grandmother, Elizabeth; and Maggie, an exotic stranger--from 1913 to the Great New England Hurricane of 1938.

Logan's Storm by Ken Wells
Logan LaBauve and Chilly Cox, a black teenager who had rescued Logan's son Meely from a bully, are on the run from the law, escaping into the bayous where they encounter a Mississippi grifter, predatory locals, and a killer hurricane.

Nonfiction:
Hurricane Watch: Forecasting the Deadliest Storms on Earth by Bob Sheets
The ultimate guide to the ultimate storms,Hurricane Watch is a fascinating blend of science and history from one of the world's foremost meteorologists and an award-winning science journalist.

Sudden Sea: the Great Hurricane of 1938 by R.A. Scotti
Draws on period newspaper accounts, eyewitness testimony, and archival footage to recount the Great Hurricane of 1938, which left a trail of death and destruction across seven states and obliterated entire communities and families.

Isaac's Storm: a Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Eric Larson
Provides an account of the hurricane which struck Galveston, Texas, in 1900 and killed ten thousand people.