Don’t Know Why There’s No Sun Up in the Sky: Stormy Weather Reads
Yesterday was not fun. Today is a good day to dry out and settle down with a book.
Here are some novels about storms and floods:
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1222 by Anne Holt
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Looking at the people trapped on that Go Train reminded me of this book. In this mystery, the train is trapped during a blizzard and the passengers evacuate to a nearby hotel where murder and mayhem occurs. It's a good thing that detective Hanne Wilhelmsen is there to investigate–reluctantly.
The Carnivore by Mark Sinnett
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The July 8th storm raised comparisons to 1954's Hurricane Hazel. In this novel, a man hailed as a hero during that storm finally reveals the truth about his actions fifty years later.
Flood by Stephen Baxter
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Cities and countries begin to disappear as water levels rise all over the world while scientists work to find a solution in this apocalypic science fiction novel.
The Knowledge of Water by Sarah Smith
The tragic 1910 flood in Paris is the setting for this novel about murder, art forgery and romance.
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Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
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Hercule Poirot must solve the murder of a fellow passenger while the Orient Express is snowbound.
Southern Cross the Dog by Bill Cheng
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A man believes he is cursed after he survives the Great Mississippi Flood in 1927.
The Storm by Margriet de Moor
Twin sisters are separated by the devastating 1953 storm that flooded the Netherlands.
The Town that Drowned by Riel Nason
Fourteen year old Ruby Carlson has a vision of her hometown underwater and then it is discovered that construction of a new dam will flood much of the town.
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