Asamajorhurricanethreatensthenortheast,mathprofessorGandalfCohenisabductedbyfederalagentsandflowntoasecretinterrogationcenteroffthecoastofMaine.AustinCoombs,ayounglocalresident,isanewlyhiredcivilianguardassignedtothedetentioncenter.HenryAmes,amanofpersonalsecrets,istheFBIspecialagentinchargeofGandalf’scaseanddoubtstheprofessor’sterroristinvolvement;Tobias,hissecond-in-command,disagrees,preferringviolentinterrogation.Asthehurricaneslamstheshore,conflictdetonatesandeachcharactermustchooseasideifthey’retosurvivethestorm.Toldoverthefivedaysapproachingtheanniversaryof9/11,byvaryingvoicesonbothextremesofthepoliticaldivide,OnHurricaneIslandisbothafast-pacedpoliticalthrillerandaliteraryexaminationofthesociopoliticalstormfacingoursociety.Howfarshouldgovernmentgointhenameofprotectingournationalsecurity?Whathappenswhengovernmentalpowersofsurveillanceandextra-legalinterrogationareexpanded?Howfreearewe?
