"When the Wind Blows" is a crime novel about post-war British society. The book is full of unsolved secrets and mysterious coincidences that do not promise anything good to its protagonist. So, the alternative title of the book is "The Wind Blows Death." The book tells about Francis Pettigrew, who finds himself named the orchestra's treasurer after giving some legal assistance to the local amateur orchestra. This complicates his otherwise idyllic existence. Further, things get worse: a murder occurs, and Peter has to try hard to solve the mystery for the sake of his own life.