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.