JANUARY 2021 - AudioFile
Narrator Oliver Wyman delivers a strong performance of this humorous audio mystery. Serial killer Serge Storms gets involved in tracing his own genealogy and drags his sidekick, Coleman, along as he visits newly discovered relatives. But his greatest excitement, which Wyman delivers with high energy, comes when his DNA indicates that one of his relatives is a mass murderer. As Serge races around Florida’s state parks in search of the killer, Wyman captivates listeners with a diverse voice for each character. In contrast, he keeps to a mild tone when delivering the narrative. Listeners will enjoy the fun plot and Wyman’s outstanding performance. V.M.G. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine
Publishers Weekly
11/02/2020
Bestseller Dorsey breezes through his 24th comic novel featuring serial killer Serge A. Storms (after 2020’s Naked Came the Florida Man), mixing the slapstick humor of the Three Stooges with Sunshine State details that would make a Florida history professor envious. Serge, who has an encyclopedic knowledge of Florida, wants to know more about his own background. So, he buys a DNA service advertised on TV to construct a family tree. Serge and his perpetually stoned friend, Coleman, cruise Florida, meeting far-flung relatives while deciding what to do with the string of guys tied up in their car’s trunk. Along the way, Serge, who only kills those he deems deserving (such as those who swindle the vulnerable or disrespect Florida lore), realizes that one of his kin may also be a serial killer. As Serge holds forth on Florida’s flora, fauna, parks, and the glories of the TV show Sea Hunt, he crosses paths with a Florida Department of Law Enforcement agent investigating serial killers and a predatory lawyer. Though Dorsey lacks Carl Hiaasen’s sophistication, he succeeds amid the pratfalls in making Serge a hero. Agent: Nat Sobel, Sobel Weber Assoc. (Jan.)
From the Publisher
With what is his best title yet, best-selling Tampa author Tim Dorsey returns with his 24th adventure…a ‘fan’-tastic, worthy addition to the pantheon.” — Florida Times-Union on Tropic of Stupid
“A wacky celebration of violence, depravity and the weirdness of Florida. Think the Three Stooges meets Ted Bundy . . . sure to appeal to readers who think that Carl Hiaasen’s slapstick noir novels are too darned subtle.” — Associated Press on Tropic of Stupid
"This hugely entertaining series . . . [has] been one delightful adventure after another. Storms is a wonderful character, a man with a can-do attitude and, well, a unique sense of retribution. You can’t help liking the guy: he is, by all objective standards, a dangerously insane psychopath, but to Serge, it’s the rest of the world that’s crazy, while he’s merely a misunderstood crusader for law and order. A new Dorsey novel is always a cause for celebration among readers who like their heroes more than a little bent." — Booklist on Tropic of Stupid
"Bestseller Dorsey breezes through his 24th comic novel . . . mixing the slapstick humor of the Three Stooges with Sunshine State details that would make a Florida history professor envious." — Publishers Weekly on Tropic of Stupid
"This is one of the best series of books out there . . . There may not be a better bromance team than Serge and his bestie Coleman. Tim Dorsey nails it every time with his pop culture and local south Florida refrences and his many LOL moments. . . . It’s another fun ride around South Florida, with many interesting characters and Serge using his smarts to outwit the bad guys." — Red Carpet Crash on Tropic of Stupid
"Dorsey’s latest in the humorous crime fiction category highlights that outrageous brand of Florida humor. With chaos always at his side, Serge A. Storms is back, and this time, he’s on a cemetery tour across the state, investigating an urban myth that just might be real and causing mayhem along the way." — Parade
"Upping the ante has always been the strategy for Tim Dorsey's books, which are built on a peculiarly Floridian brand of outrageousness. So it's no surprise that in his latest, Naked Came the Florida Man, Dorsey reaches a new high in that respect." — Newsday
"Readers with an appetite for gallows humor will be sated." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"What more can I say about Tim Dorsey, whose capacity to churn out rollicking, ribald, comic crime thrillers shows no sign of waning in his latest Serge A. Storms effort, Naked Came the Florida Man.... Packed with verve and vibrancy. Along, of course, with laugh-out-loud, side-splitting fun." — BookTrib.com on Naked Came the Florida Man
Florida Times-Union on Tropic of Stupid
With what is his best title yet, best-selling Tampa author Tim Dorsey returns with his 24th adventure…a ‘fan’-tastic, worthy addition to the pantheon.
Parade
"Dorsey’s latest in the humorous crime fiction category highlights that outrageous brand of Florida humor. With chaos always at his side, Serge A. Storms is back, and this time, he’s on a cemetery tour across the state, investigating an urban myth that just might be real and causing mayhem along the way."
Associated Press on Tropic of Stupid
A wacky celebration of violence, depravity and the weirdness of Florida. Think the Three Stooges meets Ted Bundy . . . sure to appeal to readers who think that Carl Hiaasen’s slapstick noir novels are too darned subtle.”
BookTrib.com on Naked Came the Florida Man
"What more can I say about Tim Dorsey, whose capacity to churn out rollicking, ribald, comic crime thrillers shows no sign of waning in his latest Serge A. Storms effort, Naked Came the Florida Man.... Packed with verve and vibrancy. Along, of course, with laugh-out-loud, side-splitting fun."
Newsday
"Upping the ante has always been the strategy for Tim Dorsey's books, which are built on a peculiarly Floridian brand of outrageousness. So it's no surprise that in his latest, Naked Came the Florida Man, Dorsey reaches a new high in that respect."
Booklist on Tropic of Stupid
"This hugely entertaining series . . . [has] been one delightful adventure after another. Storms is a wonderful character, a man with a can-do attitude and, well, a unique sense of retribution. You can’t help liking the guy: he is, by all objective standards, a dangerously insane psychopath, but to Serge, it’s the rest of the world that’s crazy, while he’s merely a misunderstood crusader for law and order. A new Dorsey novel is always a cause for celebration among readers who like their heroes more than a little bent."
Red Carpet Crash on Tropic of Stupid
"This is one of the best series of books out there . . . There may not be a better bromance team than Serge and his bestie Coleman. Tim Dorsey nails it every time with his pop culture and local south Florida refrences and his many LOL moments. . . . It’s another fun ride around South Florida, with many interesting characters and Serge using his smarts to outwit the bad guys."
The Associated Press on Tropic of Stupid
A wacky celebration of violence, depravity and the weirdness of Florida. Think the Three Stooges meets Ted Bundy . . . sure to appeal to readers who think that Carl Hiaasen’s slapstick noir novels are too darned subtle.”
Newsday on Naked Came the Florida Man
"Upping the ante has always been the strategy for Tim Dorsey's books, which are built on a peculiarly Floridian brand of outrageousness. So it's no surprise that in his latest, Naked Came the Florida Man, Dorsey reaches a new high in that respect."
Parade on Naked Came the Florida Man
"Dorsey’s latest in the humorous crime fiction category highlights that outrageous brand of Florida humor. With chaos always at his side, Serge A. Storms is back, and this time, he’s on a cemetery tour across the state, investigating an urban myth that just might be real and causing mayhem along the way."
null Booklist on Tropic of Stupid
"This hugely entertaining series . . . [has] been one delightful adventure after another. Storms is a wonderful character, a man with a can-do attitude and, well, a unique sense of retribution. You can’t help liking the guy: he is, by all objective standards, a dangerously insane psychopath, but to Serge, it’s the rest of the world that’s crazy, while he’s merely a misunderstood crusader for law and order. A new Dorsey novel is always a cause for celebration among readers who like their heroes more than a little bent."
null Paradeon Naked Came the Florida Man
"Dorsey’s latest in the humorous crime fiction category highlights that outrageous brand of Florida humor. With chaos always at his side, Serge A. Storms is back, and this time, he’s on a cemetery tour across the state, investigating an urban myth that just might be real and causing mayhem along the way."
null Newsdayon Naked Came the Florida Man
"Upping the ante has always been the strategy for Tim Dorsey's books, which are built on a peculiarly Floridian brand of outrageousness. So it's no surprise that in his latest, Naked Came the Florida Man, Dorsey reaches a new high in that respect."
Library Journal
08/01/2020
Eager to trace his Florida roots, Serge Storms takes one of those DNA tests frequently advertised on TV and heads out with friend Coleman to meet long-lost family, armed with the knowledge that he might be related to a nasty serial killer who has never been caught. Will his family help him find the culprit? And is that park ranger also looking for family connections too good to be true? With a 75,000-copy first printing.
JANUARY 2021 - AudioFile
Narrator Oliver Wyman delivers a strong performance of this humorous audio mystery. Serial killer Serge Storms gets involved in tracing his own genealogy and drags his sidekick, Coleman, along as he visits newly discovered relatives. But his greatest excitement, which Wyman delivers with high energy, comes when his DNA indicates that one of his relatives is a mass murderer. As Serge races around Florida’s state parks in search of the killer, Wyman captivates listeners with a diverse voice for each character. In contrast, he keeps to a mild tone when delivering the narrative. Listeners will enjoy the fun plot and Wyman’s outstanding performance. V.M.G. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine
