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FAQ: The Camp Mystic Flood Book by William Elliott Hazelgrove
National bestselling author William Elliott Hazelgrove announces his upcoming narrative nonfiction book, The Camp Mystic Flood: A Story of Tragedy and Heroism, which investigates the deadly July 4, 2025 flood at Camp Mystic in Texas and the heroism that emerged.
It is a narrative nonfiction book that provides a comprehensive, minute-by-minute account of the July 4, 2025 flood at Camp Mystic on the Guadalupe River in Texas, where 27 girls lost their lives.
The author is William Elliott Hazelgrove, a national bestselling author of over 20 books of fiction and nonfiction.
The hardcover edition will be published by Bloomsbury on July 8, 2027, timed to the second anniversary of the flood.
It is one of the first comprehensive accounts of one of the deadliest camp disasters in American history, focusing on the human experience, heroism, and the facts surrounding the tragedy.
He conducted extensive research including interviews with survivors, families, first responders, meteorologists, and local residents, as well as on-site reporting in Kerr County and the Texas Hill Country.
No, Hazelgrove states the book is not an indictment or defense; it aims to follow the facts and tell the story with fairness, compassion, and historical rigor.
It covers the flood itself, the history of Camp Mystic, the geography and flood history of the Guadalupe River, rescue efforts, and the aftermath including legal proceedings.
Hazelgrove drew inspiration from Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm.
Twenty-seven girls lost their lives.