Florida Roadkill: A Novel - Softcover

Dorsey, Tim

3.67

9,916 ratings by Goodreads

9780380732333: Florida Roadkill: A Novel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380732335 ISBN 13: 9780380732333

Publisher: Harper Torch, 2000

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When five million bucks in a suitcase is dropped into the trunk of the wrong car, a whole convoy of homicidal wackos follows in hot pursuit, with a stop in Miami to take in the last game of the Series. By the author of Hammerhead Ranch Motel. Reprint.

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Review:

"Vulgar, violent, and gaudier than sunsets on the Keys, Dorsey's roadshow is some fun". -- THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

"Fiercely energetic, outrageously funny...imagine Hunter S. Thompson sharing a byline with Groucho Marx."--"Tampa Tribune"A violent, funny, hyperkinetic novel...where the bizarre is downright commonplace."--"Atlanta Journal-Constitution"A red-line, juking, jiving, manic, tequila-laced, triple-espresso ride through the flipped-out, ultra-scuzzy, bullet-between-the-eyes state of Florida...Wow, what a ride."--James W. Hall"Vulgar, violent, and gaudier than sunsets on the Keys, Dorsey's roadshow is some fun."--"The New York Times Book Review"Impossible as it sounds, Dorsey has muscled in on the big guns' territory and ripped the place upside down and inside out. Jittery, bizarre and utterly charming..."Roadkill" reads like Quentin Tarantino wrote it on a rum-and-speedball binge after baking too long in the ferocious August sun. Except Tarantino's characters are a bit tame in comparison to some of Dorsey's mangy minions."-- "Miami Herald""If the pen is mightier than the sword, Carl Hiassen writes with an x-acto knife, and Tim Dorsey writes with a chainsaw."-- Tom Tolworthy, President of B&N Superstores"Dorsey's delightful novel belongs in the hands of anyone who likes the mix of Florida setting and black humor in the works of Leonard, Carl Hiassen, and Laurence Shames."-- "Booklist""As entertainment, this rollicking, over-the-top novel is a blast."-- "Publishers Weekly"

"[A] rollicking satire." -- Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press

"[A] rollicking satire."--Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press

[A] rollicking satire. --Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press"

-[A] rollicking satire.---Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press

From the Back Cover:

Local trivia buff Serge loves inflicting pain.

Drug-addled Coleman, his partner in crime, loves cartoons.

Hot stripper Sharon Rhodes loves cocaine, especially when purchased with dead men's money.

Then there's Sean and David, who love fishing -- and helping turtles cross busy thoroughfares. Unfortunately, they're about to cross paths with a suitcase filled with $5 million in stolen money.

Serge wants the suitcase. Sharon wants the suitcase. Coleman wants more drugs ... and the suitcase. A hitman wants Satan to reign supreme. A slimy insurance-frauding dentist wants his fingers back. In the meantime, there's murder by gun, Space Shuttle, Barbie doll, and Levi's 501s.

Welcome to Florida!

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