Mermaid Confidential isn’t one of Tim Dorsey’s absolute best, but it’s still very good and very entertaining.
Serge has discovered the joys of slowing down, having a place of one’s own and just taking life at a leisurely pace...and is on a manic, caffeine-fuelled drive to achieve it. In the meantime, the usual Florida cheats and criminals are active, including an extremely wealthy drugs family, a group of fugitive killers from Vermont, a swindling doctor...and so on. Frankly, it’s far too complicated to summarise, but if you’re familiar with Serge and Coleman that won’t matter because they’re both on fine form and you’ll just understand, and even if you’re not you’ll enjoy the ride.
I thought it got just a little too involved for its own good this time, and there’s not quite enough hideous revenge on Florida low-life, but it’s still very enjoyable and, as always, leavened with some fascinating minutiae of Florida’s life and history. Recommended.
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