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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780060556945
ISBN number: 0060556943
Label: HarperTorch
Manufacturer: HarperTorch
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 400
Printing Date: January 01, 2005
Publishing house: HarperTorch
Release Date: December 28, 2004
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And busting out of Chattahoochee State Hospital ... without his meds! The thrill-killing Floridaphile needs to get to the bottom of his bookie grandad's bizarre 1964 death -- not to mention launch 'Serge & Lenny's Florida Experience,' the new Miami specialty tour venture he's cooked up with his best brain-dead druggie-buddy. It's all good. For Serge A. Storms, anyway. Not so much for anyone else.
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I think "fun" is a good way to characterize this book and all in the series.
Please look for my review of Florida Roadkill, dated December 23, 2008, for a review of the whole series.
Note that the author recommends reading these in order of publication. If you are new to the Dorsey books, you should start with Florida Roadkill which is the very first of the series.
If you are an old hand at the Dorsey books all I can say that you don't already know is that this one did not disappoint.
PLOT REMINDER: Serge looks into his grandfather's death.
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This book was too funny: chuckles aplenty and even lots of laugh-out-loud moments... assuming of course you have a twisted sense of humor. The plot bounces around both time and location, deftly weaving several subplots together in a surreal stitchwork.
Think of Hunter Thompson giving a tour of Miami's cultural highs and lows, with you strapped to the passenger seat, and you begin to get an idea of what's in store (especially since our favorite serial-killing anti-hero has decided to open a TRAVEL AGENCY for "Serge's Florida Experience".)
Fans of Dorsey will certainly love this, and newcomers will either be entranced or repulsed by the author's over-the-top, in-your-face approach. This is great stuff, for the "right" kind of people.
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Bought as gift for my son. Was a little dissapointed in the condition of the book. It was suppose to have been new but it looked used.
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In the last Dorsey book we finally found out what happened with the suitcase full of money, but now there is a new target for Serge and his "friends". In 1964 there was a big heist in New York and most of the jewels were recovered in Miami Beach, but there are twelve large diamonds that were never found. Guess who will go after them? In this case though, Serge's ultimate goal is not the valuable merchandise, but to find out what really happened to his grandfather. Serge believes his death is related to the diamonds and that he did not kill himself, but that he was murdered instead.
As is normally the case, Dorsey starts the book with an illogical scene, and then without warning us, goes back in time to explain how the characters got there and what is the logic behind the events. A group of salesmen visiting Miami for a convention decide to play a prank on an old friend. But being drunk, they grab the wrong person, who ends up dead in an accident during the "kidnapping". The fact that the victim was a member of the Palermo organization, one of the most powerful families in the Florida mafia, and that Serge was driving the limo, complicate things a little.
Serge has teamed up with Lenny, the weed fiend, and decided to put his knowledge and special personality to use. They start a tour business, which is intended to show the other side of Miami to those willing to take the risk. Once again, besides the hilarious comments and situations, we get a collection of eye-opening tidbits about Florida's history, in this case focused on Miami. The vast amount of things that bother Serge are also a treat to rejoice in; especially because he is right in most of them. For example, he is bothered by bait and switch tactics and by the last episode of "Seinfeld", among many others.
As those that are familiar with the series know, Dorsey consistently delivers an array of outrageous situations that make us laugh out loud. But in this case, there is much more, because part of the book focuses on the past. Yes, on the time previous to the death of Serge's grandfather, who by the way was named Sergio. We get to see who shaped Serge's personality and also the origins of this charming serial killer. I still can see him in my mind as an innocent little boy running around the tables in strip joints. For the Dorsey fans, this is as good as it gets, and for those that have not tried the series yet, I just have to say: What are you waiting for? Go and pick up "Florida Roadkill" right away and embark on this wonderful journey.
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So, it's over the top, outrageous, ridiculous even. But, it's so dang funny -- And, you'll actually root for the serial killer, who's not all that bad.
You absolutely must have a sense of humour to read Dorsey. It's not cartoon-y, more of a futuristic Keystone cops on bad dope, perhaps?
Anyway, the Florida historical information is rich and believable and Dorsey includes enough truth in his work to make you think maybe the Sunshine state residents are sniffing the Coppertone a bit too enthusiastically.
If you need an escape and can't afford a plane ticket or the time to get away, try this book (or any of the other Dorsey novels) and you'll emerge refreshed and perhaps a bit stunned, but you'll know you've been somewhere.
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