From New York Times bestselling author Randy Wayne White, after the deadliest hurricane to hit Floridaās Gulf Coast in a century, Doc Ford must stop a gang of thievesāand worseāduring the twelve hours of chaos that follow the passing of a stormās eye.
A Russian diplomat disappears while Doc is tagging great white sharks in South Africa, and members of a criminal brotherhood, Bratva, donāt think itās a coincidence. They track the biologist to Dinkinās Bay Marina on the west coast of Florida, where Brotherhood mercenaries have already deployed, prepared to pillage and kill in the wake of an approaching hurricane.
No one, however, is prepared for a cataclysmic event that will forever change the island and leaves Doc to deal with escapees from Russiaās most dangerous prison, including a serial killerāthe Vulture Monkāwho has a taste for blood. His only ally is an enigmatic British inventor whose decision to ride out the storm might have more to do with revenge than protecting a priceless art collection.
Doc has a lot at stakeāthe lives of his fiancĆ©e, Hannah Smith, and their son, plus the fate of his hipster pal, Tomlinson, whose sailboat has disappeared in the Gulf of Mexico. The greatest threat of all, though, is a force that cannot be escapedāa Category Five hurricane that, minute by minute, melds sins of the past with Florida's precarious future.