Florida Roadkill

By: Tim Dorsey

Narrated by: George Wilson

Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

Sunshine State trivia buff Serge A. Storms loves eliminating jerks and pests. His drug-addled partner Coleman loves cartoons. Hot stripper Sharon Rhodes loves cocaine, especially when purchased with rich dead men's money. On the other hand, there's Sean and David, who love fishing and are kind to animals - and who are about to cross paths with a suitcase filled with $5 million in stolen insurance money. Serge wants the suitcase. Sharon wants the suitcase. Coleman wants more drugs... and the suitcase. In the meantime, there's murder by gun, Space Shuttle, Barbie doll, and Levi's 501s. In other words, welcome to Tim Dorsey's Florida - where nobody gets out unscathed and untanned!

©1999 Tim Dorsey (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC

Excellent intro to series

Excellent narration and story line. We are big fans and enjoyed revisiting first book! Now on to book two.

great book. can't wait to read the next one.

you can't help yourself from listening just a little more and rooting for the main character.

serge is my hero

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, this book is hilarious. there are so many twists and turns and the characters have depth that is surprising considering the sheer number of characters. i have this book in paperback, on my nook and through audible. if i need a lift, i just plug into serge's crazy life.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

the plot is twisted and suprising. its hard to know whats going to happen next and who's gonna

Which character – as performed by George Wilson – was your favorite?

Coleman....dude...

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

serge storms.....hero.....or sociopath? hard to say

Love the book, not a fan of the reader

I started reading this book and then finished on audible. I really enjoyed the book, especially being from Florida. I knew a lot of the places talked about and have actually been to several of them so it made the imagery all that much better.
However I really didn't care for the narrator. His voice did not match the fun and wild story line and his voices for the different characters were honestly quite terrible.

Tom Robbins-esque

First time I’ve experienced a Tim Dorsey novel. Thoroughly entertaining. Great performance, oddball characters and well turned phrases. Looking forward to the next book!

Ridiculous but a bit fun

The book was overall ridiculous, but it did have some amusing parts. Certainly does not portray true Florida but again, there are some amusing parts. 

Love Tim Dorsey's Books!

I often wonder, as I listen to these books... What kind of crazy, sick, twisted, warped, thoughts must be rolling around in Tim Dorsey's head on a daily basis. To come up with all those highly inventive ways to kill. Does he just walk the aisles of Home Depot for inspiration?!? Serge is just a moral enforcer of epic proportion, you gotta love the guy! I really hope Triggerfish Twist is released soon! Thanks for all the great books! Highly Recommended!

It is REALLY REALLY Hard to rate this book ...

1) I started the series by listening to the most recently published book first (When Elves Attack). I enjoyed that one so much I decided to start the series at the beginning and follow it through. I knew from Audible and other places on the net, that the chronology of the books is different than the publication order. However, the author intends the books to be read in the order they have been published. This book happens after When Elves Attack.
2) The author has me thoroughly convinced that anyone who was born and raised in southern Florida is either a lunatic, a homicidal maniac, or at least very different than us "regular" people ... LOL!
3) Other comments refer to Hiassen -- and how similar they are. Well, my "mini research" showed that the first book for both writers came out in 1999. No way could one have copied the other. Maybe Florida really IS as crazy as these two writers apparently indicate (I've not read or listened to any of Hiassen's books yet).
4) Having noted that the first Serge A. Storms novel has a 1999 copyright -- and it happens before the newest novel (and FLORIDA ROADKILL mentions 1997 as the year the Marlins won the World Series) -- I have a minor picayune problem. In When Elves Attack, Serge used Facebook to find some friends he hadn't seen in a while. Um ... no Facebook in 1997. But that is just being picky and I know it.
5) There are lots of deaths in the book. Some "inventive" (making me wonder about authors giving ideas to the public). And I must have missed something because one of the murderers (yep, Serge isn't the only serial or cereal killer in the book) goes after two guys and I'm still not sure why he did it. So, I I would really have to know someone before I could "safely" recommend the book ... I don't want to give anyone any of these ideas.
5b) The author is "scary" if he is inventing all these inventive ways of committing murder; or he has amassed a huge collection of weird and bizarre news reports and then I wonder how he has time to actually write if he is spending time creating that file of info.
6) And one of the characters that end up dying in the course of the story ... well, I wish that person hadn't died. And I got really bummed out when that happened toward the end of the book. And that has kept me from getting the next book in the series (and it continues this particular story and the chase for the suitcase of money) ... I think I need a bit of time to mourn that passing of that character before moving on. Though I plan to move on to the next book.
7) It is that one death that actually made me pull back from a full 5 star rating for the book.
I dunno -- Serge is a "real character" -- weird in his own way. But he is sort of like Stephanie Plum to me -- she is an interesting character in her own way, but what makes those novels interesting and fun and keeps me coming back for the next one in the series -- well, it's all those other characters that surround her at work, in life and the FTAs she is tracking down. Serge is okay, but it is the other characters that keep me listening to the book, and planning to indulge in the entire series very soon, more than Serge himself.
8) The book is full of strange characters, fun Florida history and trivia. My hubby's parents were snowbirds to Florida for a number of years and we went down there for our honeymoon. So, some of the places mentioned are places I was slightly familiar with. I mentioned them to my husband and he could tell me stories that could almost rival some of the strangest moments in this novel. The history and trivia and weird "other" characters -- yeh, I'll be traveling through Florida with Serge and if you can read the ingenious murder plots without "getting ideas" -- I think you just might enjoy the ride too.

Serge for President

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. Because there is some weird Florida history and it is so fricken funny!!!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Serge, but Coleman is a close second

What about George Wilson’s performance did you like?

The best. His way of reading this is the only way to listen. Very droll

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

YES

Any additional comments?

The whole series is very funny. Of course the subject matter isn't for everyone

Love this book and the author!

I've listened to or read all of Serge's adventures and I love them. I'm on my second round of rereading them. Dorsey's sense of humor fits mine exactly. I recommend these to anyone who is tired of the same old story where the usual happens and the reader already knows how the book will end. It entertains me all through the story, not just at the final page where one figures out who the killer is. And isn't the journey better than the destination?