Storm Warning by Alex Henderson #bookreview #series

I purchased this book for my own collection.

Publisher: William Morrow

Published: March 24, 2026

 

Summary:

Wildlife biologist Alex Carter jumps at the chance to work with hawksbill turtles in Hawaii, only to face an unthinkable threat that endangers countless lives in the captivating latest entry of the acclaimed series by Alice Henderson.

Alex Carter is thrilled to be in lush, tropical Hawaii for her new to study and protect hawksbill turtles. From global warming to poaching to the simple fragility of a turtle’s nest, these creatures are under constant threat. And as excited as Alex is to swim, explore, and relax, she’s also ready to be these turtles’ fiercest protector.

Alex looks forward to a break from the danger of her past assignments, but soon finds that environmental crime can happen anywhere, even in a Hawaiian paradise. As a massive hurricane approaches, armed thieves storm onto the beach where Alex and her volunteers are desperately trying to move turtle eggs to safety out of the storm surge.

When the gunmen take one of her volunteers hostage and Alex tracks them to a nearby paleontology museum, Alex suspects that there’s more to these mysterious criminals than meets the eye and that the repercussions of their success will extend far beyond the shores of the Big Island. Whatever their treacherous plot may be, Alex must scramble to protect the turtles, her friends, and the world at large… before irreversible damage is done.

 

My thoughts:

This series, what I would term eco-thrillers, is among one of my favorites. Who would have thought that a conservationist/thriller mix would be my type of read and yet I cannot get enough of this type of book!

While this book does stand on its own, I would highly recommend reading the series in order. Not only are the books all fascinating in their own right, but there is a thread that is carried through that just makes more sense if you read the books in order. But this is up to you, of course!

One thing I love about these books is that there is such a good mix of conversation and action. If you want your books to move, yet also have some substance to them, these will be a good fit for you. This time around, we follow wildlife biologist and conversationist Alex Carter to Hawaii – a place I love having books set in because I’ve yet to get there! – where she is hoping to study and protect the hawksbill turtles and their nests. I love turtles, so I found this aspect of the book endlessly fascinating.

I love the way the author blends the environment, the setting and the natural habitat into the story. A hurricane is heading towards where Alex is, threatening the turtles and their nests, and on top of that, poachers are in the area. It’s nonstop action, with lots of bad guys and some anxiety-riddled scenes that keep you flipping those pages to see how it all plays out.

I find once I start these books, I am totally captivated and have a hard time putting them down. I’m excited to see a new one is on the horizon…I just wish the naming hadn’t changed with the titles. I loved how the animal the story was about was part of the title. Wonder why that changed mid-series??

 

Books in this series:

1. A Solitude of Wolverines
2. A Blizzard of Polar Bears
3. A Ghost of Caribou
4. The Vanishing Kind
5. Storm Warning
6. Dangerous Ground – due out 2027

 

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