Action/Adventure/Thriller
Date Published: 02-06-2024
Publisher: Sunbury Press, Inc.
REAP THE WIND is THE PERFECT STORM meets THE FIRM.
The novel is an action/adventure thriller in which three lawyers flee
Houston heading to Cincinnati in a rented Lincoln Town Car. They must drive
across Texas and the Midwest in the midst of the worst climate
change-induced hurricane of the century so Josh Goldberg can be with his
girlfriend who is giving birth to their baby. They have to survive a
hurricane, tornado, hailstorm, driving rain, and each other to get
there.
Josh’s travel companions are his best friend—an alcoholic,
drug-addicted lawyer—and his boss who connives to derail his plans so
she can get to Philadelphia for a business meeting with a Norwegian
billionaire. The odyssey is dangerous on many levels and may be a suicide
trip.
About the Author
Joel Burcat is an award-winning author of three environmental legal thrillers: Drink to Every Beast (about illegal dumping of toxic waste), Amid Rage (about a coal mine permit battle), and Strange Fire (about a fracking dispute). His most recent book, Reap the Wind, published by Sunbury Press, Inc., is about three lawyers trying to drive from Houston to Cincinnati in a climate change-induced hurricane.
He has received a number of awards, including the Gold Medal for environmental fiction from Readers’ Favorite for Strange Fire, and as a Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Amid Rage. He has written numerous short stories. Burcat imbues his novels with facts to educate his readers about critical environmental issues while they are being entertained by the story.
Burcat’s books are infused with realism developed over a forty plus year career as an environmental lawyer. Burcat has worked in government as an Assistant Attorney General and in a private law practice. He was selected as the 2019 Lawyer of the Year in Environmental Litigation (for Central PA) by Best Lawyers in America. Among his numerous professional writings, he has edited two significant books on environmental and energy law. He has retired from the practice of law and works full-time as a novelist.
He is an active member of the International Thriller Writers and PennWriters.
Burcat lives in Harrisburg, Pa. with his wife, Gail.
Contact Links
Twitter: @JoelBurcat
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