This is another terrific read from Tim Dorsey. We know what to expect by now: Serge is manic, obsessive, murderous, very funny and strangely lovable – at least partially because his inventively homicidal attacks are all aimed at vicious, exploitative scumbags. He is also an inexhaustible and delighted fund of arcane Florida facts and history, which I find genuinely fascinating, especially when presented so wittily.
As if it matters, this time Serge has become obsessed with his own ancestry. His researches intersect with a police investigation into a serial killer with predictable mayhem. Coleman is on very good, drugged-up form and Tim Dorsey’s research and character insights are as remarkable as ever.
In a long series like this some books aren’t going to be quite up to peak standard, but I thought this one very definitely was. It’s a cracking, exciting and hugely entertaining read which I can recommend very warmly indeed.
(My thanks to Farrago for an ARC via NetGalley.)
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