Serge Storms and his sidekick, Coleman, are headed to the retirement communities of Florida. After all, what could be more exciting than visiting a place with a sex scandal involving a 68-year-old woman and her younger boyfriend publicly igniting a firestorm with their antics? However, Serge wants to explore further, less well-known retirement communities and he soon finds one victimized by the greed of a society that ignores these retirees' past contributions to society. Serge is determined to set things right...

NO SUNSCREEN FOR THE DEAD is the 22nd book in the Serge Storms series. I haven't read the prior books but was curious to read a Tim Dorsey book because of the Florida setting and I was not disappointed. Not only was I able to easily jump into the series midstream, I laughed repeatedly at the very "Florida-ness" of the storyline.

Serge and Coleman are not typical heroes. In fact, they are usually exactly the sort of characters I avoid reading about. Serge is a diabolically clever serial killer and I'm not sure if Coleman had a single coherent moment in NO SUNSCREEN FOR THE DEAD where he wasn't either drunk or high. And yet, oddly, they are not only likable but somehow almost heroic, albeit psychopathic. That's true writing talent and Tim Dorsey has hooked me!

Tim Dorsey's knack for capturing the unique, individualistic, and sometimes downright wacky spirit that embodies Florida is evident in every page of NO SUNSCREEN FOR THE DEAD. From the random bits of Florida trivia to the quirky and downright demented death scenes engineered by Serge, every moment of NO SUNSCREEN FOR THE DEAD just screams Florida in a way that those of us living here can't help but love. NO SUNSCREEN FOR THE DEAD is a book everyone who loves Florida should read!