by Tim Dorsey
Part of Serge Storms, book 5
First published 2019
Serge A. Storms has stopped taking his medication again. The serial killing Florida historian now has Russian criminals, Jamaican gangsters, entitled college fraternity members, book club participants, narcotics traffickers, and failed lounge performers all in his crosshairs. A suitcase containing five million dollars in cash speeds along the East Coast, equipped with surveillance devices that make it valuable to multiple parties. Storms pursues the money while bodies pile up around him. Russian mobsters want their cut. Jamaican criminals have their own plans. The fraternity boys think they can outsmart everyone. Meanwhile, the surveillance equipment in the suitcase draws additional attention from unexpected sources. Florida's reputation for bizarre criminal activity provides cover for the mounting death toll. In a state where strange news stories compete for attention daily, even Storms' impressive body count gets overlooked. The chase for the bugged suitcase becomes a deadly game with shifting alliances and mounting casualties across multiple states.
Genres: adventure, mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, shifting-alliances
Setting: East Coast, Florida
Period: 21st-century
367 pages · Mass Market Paperback · HarperTorch
Content warnings: violence