Coconut Cowboy: A Novel
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Channeling his inner Easy Rider, Serge Storms saddles up for his most epic, lethal, and hilarious road trip ever as he revvs off to find the lost American Dream . . . starting in the Florida Panhandle.
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.
Expect nothing less than madness, mayhem, ingenious homicides, and mind-altering pharmaceuticals when Serge and Coleman's path intersects with the Sunshine State's hyper-dysfunctional rusticity.
Where's Jack Nicholson when you need him?
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Tim Dorsey. (2016). Coconut Cowboy: A Novel. HarperCollins.
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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.
Expect nothing less than madness, mayhem, ingenious homicides, and mind-altering pharmaceuticals when Serge and Coleman's path intersects with the Sunshine State's hyper-dysfunctional rusticity.
Where's Jack Nicholson when you need him?
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"Amazing...one of his funniest and most deftly plotted yet." — Providence Journal
"Entertainingly picaresque." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"It's all fun in the Sunshine State. ... Nobody does wacky Florida like Dorsey." — Shelf Awareness
"Heartily recommended for readers who like their mayhem served up with belly laughs." — Booklist
"Always over the top, Dorsey has peaked with Coconut Cowboy, creating a tough act to follow for No. 20." — Florida Times-Union
"Hilarious." — New York Post
"Dorsey keeps the body count low but the energy high as he prove again that enough is enough, but too much is plenty." — Kirkus Reviews
"Fast-paced. ... If you have not read any of Dorsey's novels, join the fun." — St. Augustine Record
"Inimitable. ... The Serge books are often hilarious, but there's always something serious underpinning the antics." — Tampa Bay Times
"Exquisite, zany, and yet sincere." — Florida Weekly
"Pure Dorsey. ... Weird and funny and silly." — South Florida Sun Sentinel
"The side-splittingest entry in the Serge A. Storms library." — FloridaBookReview.net
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Starred review from November 16, 2015
Bestseller Dorsey’s entertainingly picaresque 19th Serge Storms novel (after 2015’s Shark Skin Suite) opens with a scene that sets the comic tone for what’s to follow. A dispute between mascots for competing eateries, a man in a panda suit and one in a gorilla suit, turns violent; at a nearby bank, a would-be thief, who leads a “long, imprecise life footnoted entirely by sighs,” learns to his chagrin that he’s waited in the wrong line to hand in a robbery note. Dorsey deftly brings all his players to life, none more so than his serial killer lead, Serge, a vigilante who has a soft spot for the victims of bad guys other than him, a wide-ranging knowledge of popular culture, and original insights (e.g., that the Amazon delivery model was inspired by the Acme company in the Road Runner cartoons). The major plot thread focuses on geologist Peter Pugliese, who has just moved from New York to the small burg of Wobbly, Fla., and finds himself in shady company. The author’s Kinky Friedman–like voice perfectly suits the engaging story arc. Author tour. Agent: Nat Sobel, Sobel Weber.
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August 1, 2015
Dorsey follows up his New York Times best-selling Tiger Shrimp Tango with another Serge A. Storms extravaganza, this one sending our lovable serial killer into the Florida panhandle. With a 50,000-copy first printing and an eight-city tour.
Copyright 2015 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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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.
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