This thrilling, high-octane survival story will have you counting down the minutes as a Category 3 hurricane and a killer take aim at the residents in a dilapidated apartment building on Ketchum Island off the coast of Florida. Jake Powell wants to leave the island and return to his family in Ohio, but when his plans go awry and he has to turn around and head back to the island, he faces a battle between the elements and an unknown killer in STORM WARNING by David Bell. Jake Powell always knew the residents in his building had their fair share of secrets. Why else would they move to the island and take refuge in an almost abandoned apartment building that is slated to be demolished to make room for million-dollar condos? The manager, Dallas Bryant, tried his best to look out for the residents and address safety concerns with the owners of the building. Now as the hurricane takes aim at the island and Jake returns, he finds Dallas dead in his apartment from a head wound. Who killed Dallas? Was it another resident? The reclusive IT shut-in, a young woman with substance abuse issues, a former military man, a standoffish older man with a secret house guest, or the ninety-one-year-old former historian who says she has a stalker? Or is the threat coming from somewhere else, like a greedy developer? As the storm grows in strength and the building starts to fall apart, Jake’s leadership and decision-making will be tested. Who should he trust, and who will betray them all? STORM WARNING is a high-adrenaline thrill ride. Jake is in the worst situation. After being estranged from his family for months after his wife confessed to an emotional affair with another man and the death of his father, Jake escaped to Florida to figure things out. Now that he is ready to reconnect with his wife and daughter, nature and mankind have thrown obstacles in his way. The tension builds by the minute as the storm approaches and the danger becomes more imminent. Which characters are trustworthy, and will the storm take them all out? The pacing is solid and quick, propelling readers to the final showdown, where a well-placed twist leads to a satisfying conclusion. The characters are flawed, complex, and relatable. They are at all different stages in life, and some have more obstacles to happiness than others. Jake feels a duty to his fellow residents in Dallas’s absence, and as the race for survival continues, Jake wrestles with the moral dilemma of using violence to keep others safe. Filled with high-stakes moments, intrigue, emotion, and relentless tension, STORM WARNING reads like a hurricane barreling towards you as you catch your breath and wait for landfall.
A man living on a Florida barrier island must protect his family from both an approaching hurricane and a relentless killer.
Jake Powell is racing to get off the island as a powerful hurricane approaches. When he finds his best friend Dallas, the building manager, dead from a blow to the skull, Jake realizes there’s more than the storm to fear. There’s a murderer on the island, maybe even still inside the nearly abandoned building.
Dallas had repeatedly run afoul of the wealthy owners of the building by complaining about code violations and the precarious state of the condos. But he’d also once told Jake that every resident had a secret they’d come to Florida to escape. Had one of them killed to conceal their sins? As a dozen people shelter together in hopes of surviving the deadly hurricane, a second murder makes it all too clear: one of them is a dangerous killer.
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