Acts of Nature - (Max Freeman Mysteries) by Jonathon King (Paperback)

About the Book

In the fifth book of the bestselling Max Freeman mystery series, vacation ends abruptly for Max and his girlfriend when Hurricane Simone slams into the Sunshine State. Sherry suffers a devastating injury, and their struggle to find help is thwarted by opportunistic crooks and the hired muscle from a powerful oil company hoping to protect a deadly secret.

Book Synopsis

A PI's vacation in the Everglades is disrupted by a deadly hurricane--and dangerous criminals--in this riveting read by an Edgar Award-winning author whose "writing is gritty, vivid, and suspenseful" (Harlan Coben).

The peace and quiet of Max Freeman and Sherry Richards's vacation ends abruptly when Hurricane Simone slams into the Sunshine State. Sherry suffers a devastating injury in the storm, and the two are left stranded in the swamp.

But as they struggle to find help, they're thwarted by not only opportunistic crooks looking to benefit from the disaster, but also hired muscle from a powerful oil company hoping to protect a lethal secret--regardless of who stands in the way--in this "survival-of-the-fittest tale" by a master of mystery and suspense (Newsday).

"King vividly describes the hurricane's force and the different ways people respond to it. Sherry displays her grit and Max his ingenuity in a series of desperate gambles as the story builds to an explosive climax. This is a worthy addition to a Florida subgenre that includes Carl Hiaasen's Stormy Weather and Tim Dorsey's Hurricane Punch." --Publishers Weekly

Review Quotes

"King vividly describes the hurricane's force and the different ways people respond to it. Sherry displays her grit and Max his ingenuity in a series of desperate gambles as the story builds to an explosive climax. This is a worthy addition to a Florida subgenre that includes Carl Hiaasen's Stormy Weather and Tim Dorsey's Hurricane Punch." --Publishers Weekly

"An action-packed glide through the Glades." --South Florida Sun-Sentinel

"King adds new dimensions of depth and substance to the modern crime novel." --Michael Connelly

"King's writing is gritty, vivid, and suspenseful." --Harlan Coben

About the Author

Jonathon King is an Edgar Award-winning mystery novelist and the creator of the bestselling Max Freeman crime series. Born in Lansing, Michigan, in the 1950s, King worked as a crime reporter in Philadelphia and Fort Lauderdale for twenty-four years before becoming a full-time novelist. Along with the seven books of the Max Freeman series, King has authored the thriller Eye of Vengeance (2007) and the historical novel The Styx (2009).