Wyatt's Hurricane

Wyatt's Hurricane

First edition
Author	Desmond Bagley
Language	English
Genre	Thriller novel
Published	1966 (Collins)
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (hardcover and paperback)
Pages	254 pp
ISBN	0-00-615398-4
OCLC	26300480
Preceded by	High Citadel
Followed by	Landslide

Wyatt's Hurricane is a third person narrative thriller novel by English author Desmond Bagley, first published in 1966.

Plot introduction

David Wyatt is a white West Indian, originally from St Kitts by way of Grenada, and is a meteorologist working with the United States Navy's “Hurricane hunter” flights researching storms and severe weather patterns. He is based out of San Fernandez, a fictional Caribbean island nation with a history and political background strikingly similar to Haiti. Wyatt is convinced that Hurricane Mabel will strike San Fernandez head-on, with a storm surge that will flood its capital of St Pierre, potentially killing thousands. The United States Navy is not convinced, as their computer models indicate that the hurricane will pass by, and the paranoid, megalomaniacal dictator of San Fernandez, General Serrurier, will hear nothing of it. A hurricane has not struck San Fernandez in over fifty years, and he has much more important things to worry about – such as an armed revolt against his rule. As civil war erupts, Wyatt struggles to convince his superiors, the government, and eventually the rebels that the hurricane will be their most serious problem...

External links

• Crime Time review of Desmond Bagley
• Fantastic Fiction site with publication history