Dorsey, Tim

Dorsey was born in Indiana but moved to Florida at an early age. He grew up in Riviera Beach, a small town in Palm Beach County just north of West Palm Beach. Dorsey graduated from Bishop Guertin High School in Nashua N.H, in 1979.

He attended Auburn University, where he became the editor of The Auburn Plainsman, the student newspaper. Dorsey graduated in 1983 with a Bachelor's degree in Transportation. After graduation, he moved to Montgomery, Alabama, and served as a police reporter for a local newspaper. In 1987, Dorsey relocated to Tampa, Florida, and became a reporter for The Tampa Tribune. Until he resigned from the paper in 1999 to write full-time, he worked variously as political reporter, correspondent in the Tribune's Tallahassee bureau, copy desk editor, and, finally, night metro editor and news coordinator.

All of Dorsey's novels feature Serge A. Storms as the primary character. The character has several coexisting mental illnesses that render him obsessive, psychopathic, schizophrenic, and frequently homicidal, but Storms serves as the anti-hero in Dorsey's works due to his strong sense of moral absolutism and justice. Serge is intelligent, and frequently devises wildly inventive ways of condemning villains (or at least who he perceives as such) to death. His co-pilot in his adventures is Coleman, the exact opposite of Serge. Whereas Serge is high-strung and straight-edge, Coleman is a drug user who goes to extreme lengths to maintain his buzz.

My Opinion: If you like Carl Hiassen, you will love Tim Dorsey. Almost always laugh out loud funny. Serge Storms just 1 of crazy characters with an overwhelming passion for Florida, particularly it's history. Serge is intelligent, and frequently devises wildly inventive ways of condemning villains (or at least who he perceives as such) to death.. I strongly recommend him to you.

Novels by Tim Dorsey[edit]

1. Novels by Tim Dorsey in publication order[edit]

- - 1. Florida Roadkill (1999), ISBN 978-0-06-113922-2
    2. Hammerhead Ranch Motel (2000), ISBN 978-0-380-73234-0
    3. Orange Crush (2001), ISBN 978-0-06-103154-0
    4. Triggerfish Twist (2002), ISBN 978-0-06-103155-7
    5. The Stingray Shuffle (2003), ISBN 978-0-06-055693-8
    6. Cadillac Beach (2004), ISBN 978-0-06-055694-5
    7. Torpedo Juice (2005), ISBN 978-0-06-058561-7
    8. The Big Bamboo (2006), ISBN 978-0-06-058563-1
    9. Hurricane Punch (2007), ISBN 978-0-06-082967-4
    10. Atomic Lobster (2008), ISBN 978-0-06-082969-8
    11. Nuclear Jellyfish (2009), ISBN 978-0-06-143266-8
    12. Gator A-Go-Go (2010), ISBN 978-0-06-143271-2
    13. Florida Roadkill: A Survival Guide (2010)
    14. Electric Barracuda (2011), ISBN 978-0-06-187689-9
    15. When Elves Attack (2011). ISBN 978-0-06-209284-7
    16. Pineapple Grenade (2012), ISBN 978-0-06-187690-5
    17. Squall Lines: Selected articles & essays (2012), ISBN 978-1-47-925806-2
    18. The Riptide Ultra-Glide (2013), ISBN 978-0-06-209278-6
    19. Tropical Warning: An Original Serge Storms Story and Other Debris (2013)
    20. Tiger Shrimp Tango (2014), ISBN 978-0-06-209281-6
    21. Shark Skin Suite (2015), ISBN 978-0-06-224001-9
    22. Coconut Cowboy (January 26, 2016), ISBN 978-0-06-224004-0
    24. Clownfish Blues (January 24, 2017), ISBN 978-0-06-242922

- 1. The Pope of Palm Beach X
  2. No Sunscreen for the Dead: A Novel x
  4. Tropic of Stupid X

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