Serge and Coleman are at it again, causing trouble as they
travel through sunny Florida. Only this time the police are
hot on their trail. The law has almost caught up with Serge
A. Storms, a rebel who has viciously (and creatively)
murdered dozens of lowlifes and criminals over the past few
decades. The two detectives heading up the search for Serge
find themselves only a half a step behind the fugitive and
his consistently intoxicated sidekick. Serge isn't worried
though and takes the time to blog about his adventure,
hoping state visitors will consider the "fugitive tour" for
their next vacation.
During their chase through Florida, unable to overcome the
impulse to stop at historic sites, the two run into some old
friends. Serge's dad has ties to the mob, and now there's
talk of hidden treasure deep in the Florida swamp. More than
a few people are looking to get their hands on it, and Serge
may have a clue to its location. Then as if running from
the police and searching for buried treasure isn't enough to
keep Serge and Coleman busy, they soon find themselves with
another traveling companion. Serge's pissed-off estranged
wife leaves them with a little boy who acts entirely too
much like Serge for anyone's comfort.
ELECTRIC BARRACUDA is the thirteenth book in Tim Dorsey's
Serge A. Storm series. This latest installment continues in
the tradition of a comedic mystery with offbeat humor.
Filled with silly puns and obscure references, this book
will either leave you laughing out loud or scratching your
head. I particularly enjoy the hysterical observations
Serge makes regarding human behavior. He's very insightful
for a homicidal maniac. Each adventure with Serge and
Coleman is also a great way to gain useless but interesting
knowledge. In this book you will learn how to play pool
using Hot Wheels ramps and what is the longest word in the
English language that you can spell with just the top row of
a keyboard.
ELECTRIC BARRACUDA is perfect for someone who enjoys more
than a little off-the-wall humor with their mystery. Be
cautioned that it is not for the faint-of-heart though. If
you can't find anything funny about the heartless killing of
miscreants or the outlandish antics of the perpetually
stoned Coleman then this isn't the book for you. But if
you're like me, you'll quickly find yourself routing for
this like-able killer and his faithful sidekick who never
fail to take matters into their own hands.
Serge Storms has been leaving corpses strewn across the
Sunshine State for more than a decade and the authorities
have begun to notice. Could Serge’s luck finally have run
out? Armed with his perpetually baked sidekick, Coleman,
Serge decides to resurrect his Internet travel-advice
website about trekking the Sunshine State. Off they go
blogging along a getaway route through the state’s most
remote bayous, back roads, and bars, where the number of
cadavers begins stacking up like Serge’s website hits.
Clues and questions mount: Who are all the women being
photographed naked in the swamp? What made Coleman draw on
his face with Magic Markers? Where is the cruise-to-nowhere
taking its drunk prisoners?
Too much action for Serge
to juggle? Not when it all dovetails nicely into his Secret
Master Plan. And especially if it involves Serge's favorite
new obsession: tracking Al Capone's little-known escapades
in the Everglades. So gas up the car, say good-bye to the
relatives, and join Serge on the lam as he drives straight
for the deepest bowels of Florida to unravel the final
mysteries of Electric Barracuda.
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