Awarded the William Faulkner Literary Competition for Best Novel in 2016, The Hurricane Stew is a fast-paced fiction work set in a coastal Carolina town bracing for the arrival of a devastating hurricane. As mayhem looms, four unlikely friends are caught in the fever of a treasure hunt. Dr. Charles Holzer, the president of Watson School of the Arts, has zealously pursued the illicit collection of a valuable storehouse of expensive art on the school's dime. Along the way, he makes a remarkable discovery that ignites his passion and obsession. He fires Dr. John Wilson, dean of the Fine Arts...