Edie teams up with Snapper, a criminal she has done business with in the past, to scam homeowners out of their insurance money. However, the search for Max Lamb is not a priority because of the storm and because Max's messages on the machine give the impression of a man more concerned with his career than about his own well being.Įdie Marsh is an opportunist who decides to use the hurricane as a means to make a quick buck. Augustine helps Bonnie get in touch with the FBI.
Once there, Bonnie learns from a message on her answering machine back in New York that her husband has been kidnapped. Augustine goes in search of the animals and finds instead Bonnie Lamb, wandering the streets in search of her husband.
After the storm, Augustine discovers that all the animals have escaped their cages and wandered into the surrounding neighborhoods. A kind stranger finds Bonnie wandering the streets and offers to help her.Īugustine Herrera inherited a small wildlife import business from his uncle shortly before the hurricane. It is not until later that Bonnie realizes Max is really lost, abandoning her to the dangerous elements of the now lawless city. Bonnie is outraged by Max's behavior when it becomes clear his only desire in being in the ravaged area is to videotape it, and purposely loses him in the chaos of destruction. Max is excited by the storm and insists on traveling to Miami to see it firsthand. Stormy Weather is a novel as chaotic as the storm it depicts, creating a highly entertaining work of fiction.īonnie and Max Lamb are on their honeymoon when the hurricane hits. As the novel progresses, the separate categories of characters make connections to each other that create a symbolic link between the plot and the destruction of the hurricane. Several characters arrive in South Florida to take advantage of the chaos after the storm to defraud victims, while others are caught in the momentum of the chaos itself, innocent as the victims. The novel begins with many diverse characters that appear to be completely unconnected. Stormy Weather is a novel about the aftermath of a destructive hurricane that struck Southern Florida.
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