by Tim Dorsey
Part of Serge Storms, book 18
First published 2015
Serge Storms discovers his calling after binging legal movies filmed in Florida. He transforms himself into a wildcat paralegal and freelance fixer, visiting the sacred locations where classics like Body Heat and Cool Hand Luke were shot. His old flame Brook Campanella has become a rising attorney who specializes in foreclosure law, ruthlessly taking down banks that kick people from their homes. She wins a major class action lawsuit, but the opposition wants her silenced at any cost. They hire Serge for investigative work on the case. He relishes the chance to rescue Brook while delivering justice to corrupt lawyers. The chaos reaches its peak at the Key West courthouse during Fantasy Fest, the island's wild street carnival. Serge faces off against the sharks of the legal world in his own unique style.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller, action, legal-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Florida, Key West
Period: 21st-century
322 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow