Night of the Twister

Night of the Twister is a story filled with suspense because the whole time your reading, your wondering if Karen Smallwood will get away safely and remain alive. As soon as the two treacherous criminals crash through her parent's front door raising the pistol to her head is when the suspense begins. There are no red herrings in this story, but the whole time, Karen is trying to divert their attention and stall until 10 o'clock. Later, Karen tells the convicts that an approaching tornado sounds like a freight train. When they hear that noise, the men assume it's a twister, but Karen knows that a train railway is just over the hill and passes by at 10 o'clock pm daily. Right away the men rush to the cellar for safety without noticing Karen, who grabs the gun from behind them and shoots. This leaves Garth dead and Jerry seriously injured which is a great example of poetic justice because both men got exactly what they deserved.