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FICTION
Released: Jan. 24, 2012

"Dorsey's 15th pits Serge against what may be the only folks as dysfunctional as he is: members of the international intelligence community."
Serge Storms (When Elves Attack, 2011, etc.) bumps it up a notch, joining a CIA operation so covert even the agency doesn't know about it. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Nov. 1, 2011

"Although Serge is thinking big, Dorsey's holiday gift is small, with his new, linear story line a mere shadow of his mayhem-filled priors."
Multitasking maniac Serge Storms (Electric Barracuda, 2011, etc.) slows the flow when he concentrates on having a down-home Florida Christmas. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 25, 2011

"Despite the relatively low body count, Serge fans can revel in his increasingly arcane knowledge of Southern Florida lore as well as the cat-and-mouse thrills in Dorsey's lucky 13th."
Floridaphile vigilante Serge Storms (Gator A-Go-Go, 2010, etc.) dodges law-enforcement agents in the Everglades. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 1, 2010

"As in any Dorsey novel (Nuclear Jellyfish, 2009, etc.), the plot is irrelevant. It's all about laughs, which fans will find in satisfactory supply, though newcomers maybe not so much."
In his 12th time out, Serge A. Storms, the sociopath with a heart of gold, goes where the wild things are: Florida during Spring Break. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 1, 2009

"Less zany than usual, Serge's 11th, part travelogue, part bloodbath, is both as monotonous and as uncertain as that combination would suggest."
Lovable sociopath Serge Storms (Atomic Lobster, 2007, etc.) goes high tech, spreading information over the Internet about Florida's gas, food and lodgings. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 1, 2008

"As usual, enough is never enough as Serge takes up for the little guy whether the little guy wants it or not."
Recovered from the midlife malaise that made him seem almost normal in Hurricane Punch (2007), South Florida's leading sociopath goes back to what he does best: murder and mayhem. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 1, 2007

"Despite dizzying time-shifts and a mounting body count, Serge's flight from his own mortality is, as usual, riotous fun."
Midlife makes all professionals reevaluate their work, and serial killers are no exception, as Dorsey's ninth sagely demonstrates. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: April 1, 2006

"Less manic but more devious than previous outings, Dorsey's latest makes his freewheeling hero a bi-coastal phenomenon."
Just because Florida fanatic Serge A. Storms (Cadillac Beach, 2004, etc.) is crazy doesn't mean he's stupid, as he deftly demonstrates in Dorsey's latest romp. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 3, 2004

"Serge's uncharacteristically sharp focus takes some of the edge off as Dorsey's freewheeling style, still gloriously manic, is compressed into a mere two dimensions."
Just because South Florida trivia aficionado Serge A. Storms is crazy doesn't mean he's stupid, as Dorsey demonstrated in The Stingray Shuffle (2003) and wallops home once more. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 4, 2003

"Dorsey's fifth is full-throttle fun."
Serge A. Storms must be off his meds again, judging from the impressive array of corpses piled up and down the East Coast. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 1, 2001

"Too cute."
An accidental Florida governor gets political religion and steers a virtuous reelection campaign through the roadside stands and swamps of the state that gave us both our current president and Pee-Wee Herman. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: May 1, 2001

"Placing homicidal Serge on the side of the angels still leaves room for mayhem aplenty in Dorsey's riotous fourth outing."
Part-time Florida history buff and full-time whack job Serge A. Storms (Orange Crush, 2001, etc.) has a brand-new bag. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Aug. 1, 2000

" With characters this disposable, though, it's hard to get engaged in a tale that's witty but essentially heartless."
This grown-up take on "I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" uses a shoal of small-time South Florida grifters to remind you that there's always someone just a little bit bigger, quicker, and crazier who's ready to take you down. Read full book review >
Cover art for FLORIDA ROADKILL
FICTION
Released: Aug. 1, 1999

" Dorsey's voice is laconic and distinctive. And his management of single scenes is skillful. Structural weaknesses and improbable coincidences aside, then: an amusing beach read."
Hilarious set pieces distinguish this otherwise sluggishly plotted contribution to Sunbelt Baroque, the genre epitomized by Carl Hiaasen and Elmore Leonard. Read full book review >