The Riptide Ultra-Glide

A Novel

By: Tim Dorsey

Narrated by: Oliver Wyman

Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

Welcome to Paradise!

Freshly laid-off Wisconsinites Patrick and Barbara McDougall are going to sunny Florida for a modest romantic vacation. But the motel they picked isn't quite a pastel paradise, and they have to be midwesterners and make the best of a bad situation. Except bad goes to worse, and a string of misfortunes renders them unable to leave the state.

Meanwhile, the next Mexican-American War is being fought, this time in Fort Lauderdale, between the Kentucky mafia and the Oxy cartel over control of the lucrative pain clinic market. Latinos are turning up dead, hillbillies are wandering the beach trampling sand castles, and cops continue arresting doctors wriggling out of office windows.

But it's never really a party until Serge and Coleman arrive. Cruising down U.S. 1, Captain Florida and his perpetually altered sidekick are on a mission to film the best reality show ever!

Back at their motel, the McDougalls are peeking out the curtains. They've become very popular, especially with Serge, who believes he's found the perfect stars for the pilot of his new TV series.

Are the McDougalls safer with Serge or should they take their chances on the mean streets?

Will Coleman get tired of signing autographs?

Can pelicans be used as murder weapons?

Is time running out for our heroes?

And, finally, the question still on everyone's lips: What's up with Florida? Stay tuned for all the answers in...The Riptide Ultra-Glide!

©2013 Tim Dorsey (P)2013 HarperCollinsPublishers

Dorsey at his best

I have been disappointed in the last couple books I read on this series, but this is a goodone and had me hooked again.

Really bad

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Maybe someone who smokes a lot of pot

Has The Riptide Ultra-Glide turned you off from other books in this genre?

No

Would you be willing to try another one of Oliver Wyman’s performances?

No his cartoon voices added to the annoyance of the book

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Riptide Ultra-Glide?

The stoey was very shallow and repetitive

Any additional comments?

This is the first time I wish I could get my money back.

First Read of Tim Dorsey - Not Impressed.

What disappointed you about The Riptide Ultra-Glide?

Tim Dorsey is no Carl Hiaasen.

The voice over actor was so annoying that I was not able to listen for more than 5 minutes at a time. The plot was rather unbelievable and overly dramatic. The dialog was strained, unnatural and just lame.

The book (which I put down 1/4 way through) left me feeling more ripped off then entertained.

What do you think your next listen will be?

not sure

What didn’t you like about Oliver Wyman’s performance?

Oliver Wyman's characters felt unnatural and his narration was painfully dry.

What character would you cut from The Riptide Ultra-Glide?

All of them.

Any additional comments?

none

Terrible!

What would have made The Riptide Ultra-Glide better?

Terrible, disgusting characters - rambling nonsensical story line. I listed to a half hour thinking that it has to get better but finally gave up.

Would you ever listen to anything by Tim Dorsey again?

No

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Riptide Ultra-Glide?

Can't believe it got published.

Any additional comments?

Save your money.

No Point to this Story

What would have made The Riptide Ultra-Glide better?

Less of the word "said" and actually having a story line.

Which scene was your favorite?

Interesting opening - downhill from there

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Riptide Ultra-Glide?

The two bumbling idiots that basically were pointless in the first two hours of listening.

Any additional comments?

I am trying new authors and was disappointed with this selection. The lack of purpose of the story was hard to get past. This story just rambled in no direction at all. If you wait it out, good luck - I couldn't.