A Mysterious Review of Coconut Cowboy by Tim Dorsey. A Serge A. Storms Mystery.
Review summary: Following the standard formula that has made this series so successful, this latest entry, however, may be too formulaic. Nearly every action can be choreographed in advance. Ardent fans of the series will be entertained, but others who have read earlier (and better) entries will likely be disappointed. (Click here for text of full review.)
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Coconut Cowboy
Tim Dorsey
A Serge A. Storms Mystery
William Morrow (January 2016)
Publisher synopsis: Obsessed with the iconic Sixties classic Easy Rider, encyclopedic Floridaphile, lovable serial killer, and movie buff extraordinaire Serge A. Storms devises his wildest plan yet: finish the journey begun by his freewheeling heroes, Captain America and Billy, tragically cut short by some shotgun-wielding rednecks.
Setting a course for the Florida panhandle, Captain Serge — with Coleman literally riding shotgun — mounts his classic motorcycle and hits the highway in search of the real America: the apple-pie-eating, freedom-swilling moms and pops of Main Street USA.
But the America he finds in the rural burgs dotting the neck of the peninsula is a little bit different … and a whole lot weirder than anything Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper encountered. In a state where criminal politicians are more common than gators, Serge and Coleman discover one particular speed-trap locale so aggressively inept at corruption that investigators are baffled where to start.
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