He graduated from Auburn University in 1983. If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. He started out being incredibly derivative of Carl Hiaasen's work, but he's found a voice of his own, and it's at times laugh-out-loud hysterical. Mass Market Paperback – December 30, 2003, Inspire a love of reading with Prime Book Box for Kids. When it’s not funny (here and there) it meanders and feels like sitting through an endless elementary school Christmas concert while missing the only time A Charlie Brown Christmas is on TV because you were too cheap to pay for any one of a dozen streaming services or even own a fucking computer. Amen”. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. This is unknown to the passengers of course, in typical Dorsey fashion. This reads like a very early version of Serge Storms. Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2014. A cleverly constructed story of love, lust and frustrated ambition! "I hate it when I wake up driving." Tim Dorsey's books are not for everyone -- the fact that the main character would qualify as a (lovable!) It seems that story really picks up after book #2, where Serge is still in pursuit of the briefcase. This has a book within a book which is clever. Unable to add item to List. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Just another day in the life of everybody's favorite psychopathic Florida historian, Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2015. Like the previous books, with laugh-out-loud funny scenes and an absurd cast of characters on a collision course to the climax, in this case a 'murder mystery train' where not everyone is play-acting. This book's focal point is Florida's railroad history. I don't keep a lot of books anymore. It seems that story really picks up after book #2, where Serge is still in pursuit of the briefcase full of $5M, accompanied by Lenny, who is a genius compared to Serge's other cohort Coleman. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. He graduated from Auburn University in 1983. Then, at the very end, he brought everything together and wrapped it all up. This time he gives it a little meta-mystery twist. Clever ploy Mr. Dorsey! It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Best if read under anesthesia. Dorsey seems to approach this series with as much brazen abandon as some the characters. The fast paced silliness of this mystery seemed to be all over the place but was so much fun you did not care. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Tim Dorsey's character Serge A. Storms makes me a fan of serial killers. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. The Breaking of Liam Glass: A gripping satirical tale of tabloid scoops and betrayal. Really a cool and unusual protagonist, too...if you can call Serge that...he does have a certain sense of poetic justice, even if he is a sociopath! But in the oddball circus known as the Sunshine State, little things like astronomical body counts tend to get lost in the shuffle. Scrappy, erotic and tragically funny! This time, Dorsey expands his reach a bit from Florida and has a go at NYC. Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2011. “The Stingray Shuffle” by Tim Dorsey, published by William Morrow. But in the oddball circus known as the Sunshine State, little things like astronomical body counts ten. Guilty or Innocent? There's a problem loading this menu right now. January 30th 2004 A different kind of crime thriller. What a fun read. Refresh and try again. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. I am slowly but surely working my way through Dorsey's "Serge/Florida" series and every book so far is one crazy slapstick adventure after another of drugging, drinking, and hilariously inventive murder. That said, if you like off-beat (and extremely dark) humor, then Dorsey delivers. He started out being incredibly derivative of Carl Hiaasen's work, but he's found a voice of his own, and it's at times laugh-out-loud hysterical. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. On to Cadillac Beach, the next in the series! When serial-killing local Florida historian Serge A. Storms is off his meds, no one is safe -- not Russian hoods, Jamaican mobsters, spoiled frat boys, women's book clubs, drug dealers, bad Vegas-rejected local lounge acts -- especially when $5 million in cash in a bugged suitcase is still racing up and down the Eastern Seaboard. This was another turbo-charged funhouse of a novel by Tim Dorsey. "The Stingray Shuffle" is a book within this book, which had been written a decade prior but inexpl. If you've never read anything by this guy, give "The Stingray Shuffle" a try. Please try your request again later. Daniel O’Dwyer tangles with marine life and goes undercover to root out a drug ring in this humorous island adventure. It was also a wealth of intriguing historical detail about Florida's train system; I actually learned things. Watch out for that jellyfish! My life is in your hands. It totally makes fun of novelists, book critics, mysteries, two Agatha Christie books, mystery dinners, hypnotists, dive bars and, of course, Floridians. Love this whole series. Tim Dorsey with an edge. Please try again. Good stuff. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. We’d love your help. "A superb adventure-comedy" - Readers' Favorite. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Tim Dorsey was a reporter and editor for the Tampa Tribune from 1987 to 1999, and is the author of twenty-four novels: Tropic of Stupid, Naked Came the Florida Man, No Sunscreen for the Dead, Pope of Palm Beach, Clownfish Blues, Coconut Cowboy, Shark Skin Suite, Tiger Shrimp Tango, The Riptide Ultra-Glide, When Elves Attack, Pineapple Grenade, Electric Barracuda, Gator A-Go-Go, Nuclear Jellyfish, Atomic Lobster, Hurricane Punch, The Big Bamboo, Torpedo Juice, Cadillac Beach, The Stingray Shuffle, Triggerfish Twist, Orange Crush, Hammerhead Ranch Motel, and Florida Roadkill. Please try again. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. I miss Coleman but the laughs in this book almost make it okay. Learn more about the program. I'll say no more, except that along with all the insanity, I actually learned some things, and I have no doubt that Dorsey does his homework on Florida history. I can't even count how many times I laughed out loud at the descriptions of south Florida! Previous page of related Sponsored Products, A comedy thriller with more twists and turns than an Olympic bobsleigh run. HarperTorch; Reprint Edition (December 30, 2003). Florida fiction for the next generation! Serge is a serial killer with a conscience, so to speak. Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Dorsey drags out several characters from his previous books, and weaves yet again a loony tale that is far-fetched and hilarious. I actually laughed out loud reading this book more times than I can remember. What could go wrong? Snow White and the seven dwarfs get jobs at a mini-golf course in New Jersey. I love Serge, the Florida history enthusiast and lover of life, who is also slightly imbalanced and capable of killing two frat boys by turning them into 'human beef jerky.' Is it weird to root for a serial killer? More Serge please! You can kind of see that Dorsey was writing this almost as a movie, you can see where it would have made a very funny flick! Stingray also refers to "The Silver Stingray", an Amtrak train from NYC to Miami, used to put on a murder-mystery dinner theatre. Tim Dorsey has been able to take "Florida Man" headlines and create absurd, madcap farces featuring an everything Florida champion and serial killer Serge Storms..."The Stingray Shuffle," in fact, all of the series seem to be an homage to those authors like Carl Hiaasen, Paul Levine, or even Dave Barry...There is even a paean to the "Godfather" of South Florida fiction John D. But this one is staying in the collection for a re-read in future because it was hysterical! Anyway, I highly recommend this book and am going to be looking for others by Tim Dorsey! I wonder if Dorsey might be psychotic. Dark, funny, effortlessly cool & utterly thrilling. Another tremendous in the Serve Storms series! Having read six of Dorsey's novels, I can safely say this is the best written one that I have read to date. This was another turbo-charged funhouse of a novel by Tim Dorsey. More mayhem and insanity from Dorsey. It is a tricky device to pull off, but Dorsey does it, and it works in this piece. It was also a wealth of intriguing historical detail about Florida's train system; I actually learned things. His humor & writing style are excellent. While there are some good Serge parts, overall not as engaging as later versions. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. serial murderer should be a good litmus test to tell you if you are one of those who would "get" this. Either way, this series is just a lot of fun, with a stinging, sarcastic portrayal of all that is wrong with Florida, and through Serge, a nostalgic longing for how it used to be. Once again, he uses Serge Storms, Florida's favorite serial killer and historian, as his principal protagonist. This seems crazier than his previous books but is hilarious and has a great ending.
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