by Tim Dorsey
Part of Serge Storms, book 20
First published 2017
Serge A. Storms cruises Florida highways in a silver Corvette convertible with his perpetually stoned sidekick Coleman. They're filming homemade episodes of Route 66, inspired by the classic TV show's final season that was actually shot in Florida. Their road trip takes an unexpected turn when Serge discovers a massive lottery fraud scheme. Crooked convenience store owners, drug cartels washing money through ticket sales, and venture capitalists are all rigging the system during a streak of enormous jackpots. The scammers think they've found easy money, but they haven't counted on Serge's unique brand of justice. When his old flame Brooke Campanella and the unlucky Reevis enter the picture, the stakes get even higher. Serge and Coleman dive headfirst into this lucrative conspiracy, and the fraudsters quickly learn that their numbers might be up. The Florida lottery becomes a deadly game where winning and losing take on entirely new meanings.
Genres: adventure, mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Florida
Period: 21st-century
352 pages · ebook · William Morrow
Content warnings: drug-use