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Dave Wyatt is a West Indian meteorologist, working on the island of San Fernandez. When Dave carries out an airborne inspection of hurricane Mabel he develops a bad gut feeling. When he later sees a fellow West Indian tying down his roof he is sure. Dave must spread the word of the hurricane amidst disbelief, and in the middle of a war. He could not have predicted the result in his wildest nightmares..
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and unpretentious.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Desmond Bagley
- First published
- 1966
- Pages
- 284
- Publisher
- Collins, The Companion Book Club, Chivers Audio Books
- Editions
- 27
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780194216685
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