by Tim Dorsey
Part of Serge Storms, book 1
First published 2006
Serge A. Storms knows everything about Florida and believes jerks deserve to die. His drug-addicted companion Coleman cares more about cartoons and getting high than Serge's violent missions. When a suitcase containing five million dollars in stolen insurance money surfaces, multiple parties converge on the prize. Stripper Sharon Rhodes needs the cash to fuel her cocaine habit after her wealthy benefactors keep turning up dead. Fishermen Sean and David just want to enjoy Florida's waters and treat animals well, but fate pulls them into the chaos surrounding the money. Serge devises elaborate murder schemes involving space shuttles, Barbie dolls, and blue jeans. Coleman stumbles through the violence while seeking his next fix. Sharon manipulates her way toward the fortune. The collision course between these characters turns deadly as each pursues their obsession. In Tim Dorsey's Florida, the sun always shines on mayhem and everyone leaves with scars and tans.
Genres: adventure, mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark-humored, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: anti-hero, dark-protagonist, dysfunctional-duo
Setting: Florida
Period: 21st-century
288 pages · Paperback · William Morrow Paperbacks
Content warnings: drug-use, graphic-violence, murder