The Maltese Iguana
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- Create Date：2023-03-01 18:21:31
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- Author：Tim Dorsey
- ISBN：0063240629
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Summary
Serge A。 Storms is back on the road in the latest zany Florida caper from the wickedly funny （Entertainment Weekly） Tim Dorsey。 After a long and arduous COVID-19 quarantine， Serge A。 Storms is fully vaccinated and ready to hit the road。 Along with his condo neighbors， he cooks up a wild plan to celebrate in true Serge fashion: each week， they rent a shuttle van and head out for funky Florida road trips and some serious revelry。
Meanwhile， a CIA revenge operation down in Honduras goes very， very wrong。 The local liaison hired to help with the mission is the only witness to the disaster， and the CIA quickly sets a black ops contractor on his trail to eliminate him。
Forced to flee his home country， the witness lands in Miami with a new identity and passport。 But the CIA is still on his tail， pushing him further and further south to the Florida Keys， where he runs into Serge's convoy。 With Florida's most lovable serial killer involved， the real party is about to get started。。。
Meanwhile， a CIA revenge operation down in Honduras goes very， very wrong。 The local liaison hired to help with the mission is the only witness to the disaster， and the CIA quickly sets a black ops contractor on his trail to eliminate him。
Forced to flee his home country， the witness lands in Miami with a new identity and passport。 But the CIA is still on his tail， pushing him further and further south to the Florida Keys， where he runs into Serge's convoy。 With Florida's most lovable serial killer involved， the real party is about to get started。。。
Reviews
Jax
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If you’ve heard of the Florida Man， you’ll understand why it’s tempting to pick up books like this one and those written by Dave and Carl。 And why， for the life of all things reasonable， we find Florida Man books funny with their crackpot characters and plots so preposterous it’s a waste of good head space to bother suspending disbelief。 To better understand the draw， it helps to know that the Florida Man thing is real and he is one who will call 911 multiple times when in need of ice cream and If you’ve heard of the Florida Man， you’ll understand why it’s tempting to pick up books like this one and those written by Dave and Carl。 And why， for the life of all things reasonable， we find Florida Man books funny with their crackpot characters and plots so preposterous it’s a waste of good head space to bother suspending disbelief。 To better understand the draw， it helps to know that the Florida Man thing is real and he is one who will call 911 multiple times when in need of ice cream and liquor; hide meth in his bellybutton if he has a large enough paunch for it; argue with law enforcement that wind can， indeed， blow bags of cocaine into a moving vehicle’s window; and flee a supermarket while stripping naked with pilfered steaks spilling in his wake。 Stripping naked and making a scene of it is a classic FM move， if you were wondering。 This book has many Florida Man characters led by Serge and his foil Coleman， who are bad versions of Randy Wayne White’s Doc Ford and Tomlinson （to be fair， Doc Ford is somewhat normal if not the fantasy man who is smart， considerate， and good at killing bad guys）。 Serge and Coleman live in a condo in gorgeous Islamorada， famous for its fishing and water so clear you can chase puffer fish in a kayak if that’s your thing。 The story opens with the pandemic and panic shopping， which would have been funnier a few years ago。 Serge is the paranoid one who buys a space suit for protection。 Coleman copes by being himself， chugging， smoking， and popping more substances in a day than would kill a manatee in a minute。 He’s a bad influence in the building， teaching the white-haired neighbors how to use a bong。 This will get them a scolding from the police。 This book has the expected Central American drug angle with the US concocting some way to interfere without interfering。 There is a reporter who， after being fired from every reputable outlet， is working for one of the ad-bloated free rags。 He convinces his boss to allow him to chase the Honduran story。 Then he gets assigned to report on a bunny bouncer at an Ocean Drive club who beat up a drunk。 Meanwhile in Islamorada， Serge is entertaining the condo residences with local sightseeing tours。 All of this “eye-crossing brainlessness” that the genre is known for will come together for a spectacular， fireworks of an ending。 You have been warned！Thank you to William Morrow and NetGalley for this eARC。 。。。more
Kathleen Gray
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Fans of Serge and Coleman- and you know who you are- will be pleased with this last caper in the long running series。 Serge， our genial serial killer who likes to right wrongs， has been taking Coleman who is always up for whatever Serge wants to do because he's totally stoned， and their neighbors at their condo for rides around Florida to celebrate the end of the pandemic。 This brings them into direct conflict with the people looking for a man who has come to Florida to hide after witnessing a b Fans of Serge and Coleman- and you know who you are- will be pleased with this last caper in the long running series。 Serge， our genial serial killer who likes to right wrongs， has been taking Coleman who is always up for whatever Serge wants to do because he's totally stoned， and their neighbors at their condo for rides around Florida to celebrate the end of the pandemic。 This brings them into direct conflict with the people looking for a man who has come to Florida to hide after witnessing a black op gone wrong。 Leaving aside that things wouldn't happen that way， this is the usual Dorsey romp which careens around until it comes to a wild conclusion， all the while dropping very funny Florida facts and commentary。 It's crass at times but it's also a hoot。 Thanks to Edelweiss for the ARC。 New readers might be a bit confused but keep with it and it will all come together。 。。。more
Dani
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I sometimes feel like Coleman reading these books。 I don’t really understand what’s going on but I’m the last 25% the plots and timelines come together。 The main characters， Serge and Coleman， are somewhat unlikable。 But the the secondary characters are always likable people with a lot of integrity。 I love reading these for the random facts about Florida。 It’s a great vacation book。 Thank you NetGalley for the gifted copy！
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