Publishers Weekly
11/28/2016
Serge A. Storms and his stoner buddy, Coleman, take a mayhem-filled trip through Florida in bestseller Dorsey’s wild 20th novel starring the vigilante serial killer (after 2016’s Coconut Cowboy). Serge and Coleman are moving from town to town, getting a new job each week and causing havoc wherever they go. They try worm-grunting (a method for driving earthworms to the surface) in Apalachicola and sign-spinning (holding up ads on the highway) on the Gold Coast. Meanwhile, Serge devises inspired punishments for a couple of zany reality-show nuts, a show-off in a red Porsche, and a caregiver taking advantage of his elderly patient. The funniest extended scene involves Serge and Coleman impersonating hostage negotiators while an alphabet soup of agencies try to figure them out. This entry may not rank with Dorsey’s best, but readers will find plenty of sharp cultural commentary (“The sidewalks were thick with street crazies talking to themselves, and executives with Bluetooths talking to themselves”). Eight-city author tour. Agent: Nat Sobel, Sobel Weber. (Jan.)
Red Carpet Crash
This book could be a stand-alone amusement park.
The Chronicle Herald (Canada)
Storms is one of the most original characters in contemporary crime fiction.
BookReporter.com
Think of Dorsey as a master chef. ... You will be mightily entertained.
The Missoulian
No part of Florida is left alone as Serge enjoys the ride while spouting off bits of obscure, but interesting, history.
Booklist (starred review)
Hilarious. ... Serge Storms is, hands down, one of the most original and just-plain-captivating characters in modern crime fiction.
SouthFlorida.com
Plenty of laughs.... Dorsey’s comic novels traverse the state from the Panhandle to the Keys and lovingly show why Serge is so enraptured with the Sunshine State.
PopMatters.com
[Serge and Coleman’s] wildest and funniest ride yet, resulting in plenty of sex, drugs, violence, and lottery winnings.
Criminal Element
Breathtaking and very cleverly written.... The narrative rocks and the story rolls.
Providence Journal
Dorsey’s satiric skewering spares nothing and no one in this riotous farce that’s almost too much fun to call reading.
Florida Times-Union
Iconic.... [Dorsey’s] legion of fanatic fans will howl with love as Serge gaslights the law and sets the record straight.
Library Journal
09/01/2016
As he's shooting an homage to the classic Route 66 TV series (filmed partly in Florida), lovable Sunshine State maniac Serge A. Storms contends with money-laundering drug cartels, bent bodega owners, and weasely venture capitalists all trying to game the state lottery system. With a 75,000-copy first printing.
