Acts of Nature

Book five of the bestselling Max Freeman mystery series: As a powerful hurricane rips through southern Florida, Max and his girlfriend must face down the Everglades’ most menacing criminals

The peace and quiet of Max Freeman and Sherry Richards’s vacation in the Everglades ends abruptly when Hurricane Simone slams into the Sunshine State. When Sherry suffers a devastating injury in the storm, the two are left stranded in the deadly swamp. As they struggle to find help, they’re thwarted not only by opportunistic crooks looking to benefit from the disaster, but also by the hired muscle from a powerful oil company hoping to protect a deadly secret—regardless of who stands in its way.

Book five of the bestselling Max Freeman mystery series: As a powerful hurricane rips through southern Florida, Max and his girlfriend must face down the Everglades' most menacing criminals

The peace and quiet of Max Freeman and Sherry Richards's vacation in the Everglades ends abruptly when Hurricane Simone slams into the Sunshine State. When Sherry suffers a devastating injury in the storm, the two are left stranded in the deadly swamp. As they struggle to find help, they're thwarted not only by opportunistic crooks looking to benefit from the disaster, but also by the hired muscle from a powerful oil company hoping to protect a deadly secret-regardless of who stands in its way.

This ebook contains an illustrated biography of the author featuring never-before-seen photos.

"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

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 six books of the Max Freeman series, King has also authored the thriller Eye of Vengeance (2007) and the historical novel The Styx (2009). He lives in south Florida.

Publishers Weekly

Florida, hurricanes and crime make a potent mix, as shown in Edgar-winner King's fifth entry in his Max Freeman PI series (The Blue Edge of Midnight, etc.). The vacation trip that Max and his cop girlfriend, Sherry Richards, take to his Everglades cabin and then to a friend's even more remote fishing camp turns into a struggle for survival when hurricane Simone shifts course unpredictably. A trio of unscrupulous thieves scavenging in the hurricane's wake and a pair of deadly security guards out to protect an illegal asset compound the danger. 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 Weatherand Tim Dorsey's Hurricane Punch. (Aug.)

Jonathon King is the author of five critically acclaimed, award-winning novels, including The Blue Edge of Midnight, an Edgar Award winner, and Eye of Vengeance. His novels have been published all over the world, including the UK, Germany, France, Finland, Japan, Portugal, and the Netherlands. He lives in Florida.