Florida Roadkill

De: Tim Dorsey

Narrado por: George K. Wilson

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

Mike Mc has rated Gator a go go as a Florida resid

I loved it just like I have loved all the Tim Dorsey books. same humuorous story-spinning ability he exhibited when he wrote for the Auburn PLAINSMAN paper back in college. the difference now being that I LiVE IN Florida, specifically Panama City Beach, the setting of this story. Tim accurately captures the details of PCB during its heyday as the spring break capitol, which it has furiously succeeded in turning around and is now a safe, family-friendly vacation spot with still the most beautiful beaches in the U S. there are hundreds of hotels in PCB but none that approach the notoriety of the GATOR a go go RANCH motel detailed in this book.
dorsey perfectly overlays his characters of Serge Storms and his perpetuall-buzzed sidekick Coleman onto a story full of the Spring break shenanigans and Miami vice Mafia hyjinx of the 1980- 90s headlines made in Florida. I'm sure Dorsey was there, as was I, to experience this period of time in Florida as a real Spring Breaker because he Nails it so well. Serge and Coleman fit right in and mesh well into the storyline of a young son of an FBI Witness protection client that has mistakenly been outed and is being hunted by the Mob and a bunch of bumbling Agents trying to protect their careers as much as the young kid and his family during his Spring break trip.

A good read

I personally enjoy this sort of story telling. Fun and different compared to the usual dribble

Loved it!

Funny and fun to listen to. The narrator does an excellent job, couldn't put it down.

Irreverent fun!

The author manages to weave several story lines together through unexpected twists and turns that keep you guessing till the end!

Loved it!

As a Floridian, I can see the scenery as he describes it. Each road, town, restaurant, is described so accurately. I learned about Dorsey while staying at one of his favorite hotels in the keys. I am so glad I did! I was deeply saddened to hear of his passing. I really wanted to meet him. I wish his family the best.