In this first Will and Betsy Black adventure, the intrepid couple face Hurricane Clarisse ... and in the aftermath discover the body of one of Will's colleagues. While the police chalk it up as a storm-related casualty, Will and Betsy aren't convinced. As fellow Floridians struggle with the natural disaster — surviving without electricity, taking cold showers, eating canned food and sipping warm drinks — the Blacks launch their own investigation with the help of their friends. Quickly, evidence of a homicide begins to mount and the number of suspects starts to multiply.