What do Home Depot, John Travolta, souvenir post cards, diamonds and coin collectors have in common? Serge Storms, serial killer and cherisher of Florida history! Oh yeah, Serge is at it again in this, the 11th of a series by Tim Dorsey. As ever, Dorsey has taken several groups of unrelated people and dropped them in his magic cauldron, adding a pinch of craziness and stirring vigorously to produce a frothy mix of wit and wackiness. There is no describing a plot here. Just grasp your sanity firmly and dive in the deep end. You will laugh like a hyena with the whooping cough. I am already wading into the next in this hilarious tribute to Florida, the land of the brave and the home of the demented. Try any one of Serge's adventures and you will be hooked. Picked this up at the library not quite knowing what to expect. In the end I enjoyed the ride. I appreciated Serge and Coleman by the end for the good work they did, though not necessarily in the right way. Serge the psychopath with a heart, and Coleman the stoner. Felt like Fear and Loathing combined with Pulp Fiction, with a sort of murderous A-Team approach to torture methods thrown in for good measure. I found the Florida trivia interesting, but tired of the novel killing methods by the end. The last two came so close together I got bored. However, in the grand scheme of things this proved to be a good read well written, and I turned it around in two weeks of steady going. Recommended for beach reading or people who appreciate something slightly off the wall.
What do You think about Nuclear Jellyfish (2009)?
As always, Serge is a good romp through the Florida landscape.
—greice_mk
Decent but not a standout for this series. A little forced.
—doranedora
a combo of Dexter and a Christopher Moore book
—ida
