Damaged by Alex Kava

The story is set in the Gulf of Mexico as a hurricane is heading towards the panhandle. The protagonist, Maggie O'Dell, takes a near back seat to this story, as a couple of other character emerge.

Liz is a U.S. Coast Guard swimmer. She is dropped out of helicopters to rescue people (and the occasional dog or two) and retrieve odd items found floating around the ocean - like a very large, very specialized cooler containing three feet, a torso, and a hand. Kind of gruesome. This brings...more The story is set in the Gulf of Mexico as a hurricane is heading towards the panhandle. The protagonist, Maggie O'Dell, takes a near back seat to this story, as a couple of other character emerge.

Liz is a U.S. Coast Guard swimmer. She is dropped out of helicopters to rescue people (and the occasional dog or two) and retrieve odd items found floating around the ocean - like a very large, very specialized cooler containing three feet, a torso, and a hand. Kind of gruesome. This brings Maggie, a profiler, onto the scene.

Meanwhile, possible love interest who has a fascination with microscopic killers is called to Florida on a top secret mission to explore a new illness striking soldiers recently losing a limb in the Middle East.

Did I mention the hurricane? It's going to hit New Orleans, of course, because that makes the news channels. But wait, it looks like it will hit Florida, after all, as the residents expected. They always expect hurricanes. Just can't catch a break.

Throw in the unsavory yet socially gifted character of Joe Black who uses Scott's funeral home for his personal freezer. What is he freezing? Eventually, Scott's sister-in-law, the previously mentioned Liz, will find out.

All these characters (including the hurricane) eventually meet together and provide an enjoyable read. The story moves along at a comfortable pace and a darker side of organ donation is explored.

Entertaining, if a little gruesome, read. I enjoyed the book. 

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