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Book Review of Second Wind

Second Wind
Second Wind
Author: Dick Francis
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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TV meteorologist Perry Stuart has never witnessed thge catastrophic power of a giant Caribbean hurricane---his preferred area of expertise lies in predicting drab periods of English drizzle with obligatory heavy rain and sunsine to floow. That is, until a fellow forecaster offers him a hurricane-chasing ride in a small plane as a vaction diversion. The diversion turns tragic when the plane is downed---and Stuart barely escapes with his life. But he can't escape what he saw on the island---and if the people who have tracked him back to England have their way, Stuart's forecast will call for a 50 percent change of showers, along with zero chance of survival...