Rating: 5/5
Review:
Cracking entertainment
This is another absolutely cracking entertainment from Tim Dorsey.
The Serge Storms books are always a pleasure and Shark Skin Suite is
no exception – although it perhaps starts a little less alluringly
than some.
The book opens with
Serge on the run from both the law and his ex-wife, which is quite
amusing but not the carefree Serge we know and love. However, he’s
soon back to racing around Florida spouting high-energy facts and
history (much of which is genuinely very interesting), dealing with
Coleman’s drug- and alcohol-fuelled antics and visiting satisfying
revenge on scumbags of various sorts. The main focus this time is on
the greed and careless arrogance of banks and large corporations and
their lawyers, some of whom get a very pleasing come-uppance in the
end.
As always, this is
funny, engrossing and with an underpinning of both erudition about
Florida and a shrewd analysis of the behaviour of some financial
institutions. I loved it and can recommend it very warmly.
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