Muddy Pond by Maureen Tan: Set in Village de L'Est just a day or two after the storm we meet Sonny Vien as he emerges from his attic bent on rescuing a statue of the Virgin Mary from his back yard. He's doing this for his wife, who died six months previously, knowing that she'd want him to do so, if she was still with him.
While moving the statue Sonny takes a good look around his ruined neighborhood; he soon discovers that things are very serious next door.
We've been told many times that most crimes are crimes of opportunity but who could imagine that crimes could still be committed in the wake of a natural disaster. The crime in progress is so despicable that I stood up and cheered at the fantastic and sudden ending.
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