"This smart, sexy thriller will blow you away..."
Polarized politics, high-strung Southern families and the worst disaster management goat screw in US history backdrop a deadly game of cat and mouse that unfolds during the record-smashing hurricane season of 2005.
When Shay Hoovestahl, a puff piece reporter for the local news, stumbles on the story of a con artist using chaos as cover for murder, she sees an opportunity to shake her "journalism lite" reputation. Dr. Corbin Thibodeaux, a New Orleans meteorologist and firebrand environmentalist, is on his own quest to prove a connection between climate change and megastorms. As Hurricane Katrina howls into the Gulf Coast and the infrastructure of New Orleans begins to crumble, Shay discovers Corbin's unwitting connection to the killer. The manhunt brings them together and tears them apart during the aftermath of the storm and the turbulent weeks that follow, leading up to Hurricane Rita's massive advance on the Houston metroplex.
Rodgers, a bestselling author and ghostwriter living on the Gulf Coast, volunteered during relief efforts in the aftermath of Katrina and experienced Hurricanes Rita and Ike firsthand. She writes knowingly about the dramatic megastorms, weaving in the elegant science of meteorology and actual emails to and from FEMA director Michael Brown (later released through the Freedom of Information Act) as she spins this fast-paced, emotionally charged, surprisingly funny tale of two cities, two families, and two desperate people caught up in the storm.
Kudos for author Joni Rodgers:
"Rodgers is a pure storyteller. She writes with a wit, lyricism, humanity and joy that make her books impossible to put down." ~ Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin
"Alternately wrenching and humorous...Rodgers' strength is a knack for realistic characters who show their faults unselfconsciously and a womanly wise, laugh-through-tears appreciation of life." Publisher's Weekly
"Every character resonates with life." ~ Southern Living Magazine
"Unconventional love scenes scorch the pages." ~ Orlando Sentinel
"Wise [storytelling] choices and the right amount of grit." Texas Monthly
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Polarized politics, high-strung Southern families and the worst disaster management goat screw in US history backdrop a deadly game of cat and mouse that unfolds during the record-smashing hurricane season of 2005.
When Shay Hoovestahl, a puff piece reporter for the local news, stumbles on the story of a con artist using chaos as cover for murder, she sees an opportunity to shake her "journalism lite" reputation. Dr. Corbin Thibodeaux, a New Orleans meteorologist and firebrand environmentalist, is on his own quest to prove a connection between climate change and megastorms. As Hurricane Katrina howls into the Gulf Coast and the infrastructure of New Orleans begins to crumble, Shay discovers Corbin's unwitting connection to the killer. The manhunt brings them together and tears them apart during the aftermath of the storm and the turbulent weeks that follow, leading up to Hurricane Rita's massive advance on the Houston metroplex.
Rodgers, a bestselling author and ghostwriter living on the Gulf Coast, volunteered during relief efforts in the aftermath of Katrina and experienced Hurricanes Rita and Ike firsthand. She writes knowingly about the dramatic megastorms, weaving in the elegant science of meteorology and actual emails to and from FEMA director Michael Brown (later released through the Freedom of Information Act) as she spins this fast-paced, emotionally charged, surprisingly funny tale of two cities, two families, and two desperate people caught up in the storm.
Kudos for author Joni Rodgers:
"Rodgers is a pure storyteller. She writes with a wit, lyricism, humanity and joy that make her books impossible to put down." ~ Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin
"Alternately wrenching and humorous...Rodgers' strength is a knack for realistic characters who show their faults unselfconsciously and a womanly wise, laugh-through-tears appreciation of life." Publisher's Weekly
"Every character resonates with life." ~ Southern Living Magazine
"Unconventional love scenes scorch the pages." ~ Orlando Sentinel
"Wise [storytelling] choices and the right amount of grit." Texas Monthly
READ AN EXCERPT
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