A Mysterious Review of Shark Skin Suite by Tim Dorsey. A Serge A. Storms Mystery.
Review summary: This 18th Florida adventure is rather tame for the series, which isn't a negative comment in this context. The plot, such as it is, is rather confusing, though the courtroom scenes towards the end are really terrific theater. On balance, more positives than negatives, with a topical storyline that isn't quite at edgy as fans may expect. (Click here for text of full review.)
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Shark Skin Suite
Tim Dorsey
A Serge A. Storms Mystery
William Morrow (January 2015)
Publisher synopsis: When it comes to swimming with the sharks, there is no bigger kahuna than Serge Storms. Binging on a marathon of legal movies set in Florida, Serge finds his calling: the law. Never mind law school or that degree, Serge becomes a freelance fixer — wildcat paralegal and pilgrim to the hallowed places where legal classics of the big screen such as Body Heat, Cool Hand Luke, and Absence of Malice were filmed practically in his own backyard.
One of Serge's old flames, young lawyer Brook Campanella, is also a rising star thanks to her expertise in the field of foreclosure law. Ruthless at taking down the greedy banksters kicking people out of their homes, she lands a major class-action lawsuit, and wins big. The opposition is determined to shut her down and they'll go to extreme lengths to do it.
Luckily for her, Serge has been hired to do some investigative legwork on the case. There's nothing he likes better than saving a damsel in distress, especially when it means kicking a bunch of shyster butt. The mayhem comes to a hilarious head at the Key West courthouse, at the height of the island's raucous Fantasy Fest street carnival, and no one, including Serge, will ever be the same.