Op 'n koffieplaas in Kenia begrawe Sakkie Vogel sy vrou ná 'n grusame aanval deur die Mau-Mau. Toe Sakkie en sy vriend Achtung Sneller 'n vermeende Mau-Mau probeer ondervra, val die man hulle aan en Achtung skiet hom. Sakkie beland in die tronk en Achtung slaan op vlug. Sakkie is die enigste seun van Sloet Steenkamp, Kaapse rebel en krygsgevangene op Sint Helena tydens die Boereoorlog. Sloet en sy vriende PJ Buys en James Kerwin is lankal afgetree maar moet nou Kenia toe om Sakkie te gaan help. 'n Ryk weduwee borg die drie se reis op voorwaarde dat sy saamgaan. Sy is verlief op Sloet maar hy praat nog soms met sy oorlede vrou en sukkel met sy verdomde prostaat. Sloet in die storm is 'n aangrypende verhaal vol gevaar, avontuur, humor en liefde. *** On a coffee farm in Kenya, Sakkie Vogel buries his wife after a gruesome attack by the Mau-Mau. When Sakkie and his friend Achtung Sneller try to interrogate a suspect, the man attacks them and Achtung shoots him. Sakkie ends up in jail and Achtung goes on the run. Sakkie is the only son of Sloet Steenkamp, a Cape rebel and prisoner of war on Saint Helena during the Anglo-Boer War. Sloet and his friends PJ Buys and James Kerwin are comfortably retired, but now they must go to Kenya to help Sakkie. A wealthy widow sponsors the trip on the condition that she can go along. She is in love with Sloet, but Sloet still talks to his deceased wife and struggles with his prostate. Sloet in die storm is an engaging story full of danger, adventure, humour, and love.