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Hammerhead Ranch Motel
There's a different schemer or slimeball behind every door: cocaine duckpins who have survived only by the dumbest fortune, hard-luck gigolos desperate to score, undercover cops busting undercover cops who are running sting operations on undercover cops. And just down the row, local historian and spree killer Serge A. Storms -- who has stopped keeping up with his meds -- is still looking for a briefcase stuffed with five million dollars...and is now capable of wreaking more havoc than hurricane Rolando-berto, the big wind gathering force offshore, just waiting for the opportunity to blow everything straight to hell.Pack up your bags and head south to sunny Florida. Leave your rational mind at home and come well armed. There's a room with your number on it at the Hammerhead Ranch Motel.
Book Details
- Publisher: HarperTorch
- Publish Date: May 29th, 2001
- Pages: 384
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 6.92in - 4.36in - 1.01in - 0.41lb
- EAN: 9780380732340
- Categories: • Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths• Fantasy - Humorous• Thrillers - Suspense
About the Author
Dorsey, Tim: -
Tim Dorsey was a reporter and editor for the Tampa Tribune from 1987 to 1999, and is the author of twenty-five other novels: Mermaid Confidential, Tropic of Stupid, Naked Came the Florida Man, No Sunscreen for the Dead, Pope of Palm Beach, Clownfish Blues, Coconut Cowboy, Shark Skin Suite, Tiger Shrimp Tango, The Riptide Ultra-Glide, When Elves Attack, Pineapple Grenade, Electric Barracuda, Gator A-Go-Go, Nuclear Jellyfish, Atomic Lobster, Hurricane Punch, The Big Bamboo, Torpedo Juice, Cadillac Beach, The Stingray Shuffle, Triggerfish Twist, Orange Crush, Hammerhead Ranch Motel, and Florida Roadkill. He lives in Florida.
Praise for this book
"Scathingly funny...An updated verson of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World, " told by an author who apparently learned his literary skills from Hunter S. Thompson."-- "Rocky Mountain News""Some of the most wacky villians and situations since Hiaasen stuck a plastic alligator down a stranger's throat and called it "Tourist Season.""-- "Chicago Tribune""Close on the hyperactive heels of last year's "Florida Roadkill," Tampa writer Tim Dorsey has unleashed an equally blistering sequel."-- "Florida Today""With this follow-up to "Florida Roadkill," Dorsey places himself in the ranks of Laurence Shames and Carl Hiassen as a writer of hilarious, violent farces set in Florida...And a delightfully giddy ride it is, ending with the promise of more craziness to come." -- "Publishers Weekly""It would be easy to lump the 39-year old Dorsey with other authors of Florida sub-genre fiction. Where Dorsey differs from writers such as Carl Hiassen, James Hall and Elmore Leonard is the extent to which Dorsey twists the knife, ever aiming for maximum bloodletting. Those guys fire bullets. Dorsey makes sure his gun is filled with hollow-point."-- "Sarasota Herald-Tribune""Another raucous roadshow in the spirit of "Florida Roadkill.""-- "New York Times Book Review""In "Hammerhead Ranch Motel," Dorsey frequently...exhibits both a prodigious talent for dialogue and a delightful sense of the absurd."-- "St. Petersburg Times"""Hammerhead Ranch Motel" is Dorsey's follow-up to his hilarious debut, "Florida Roadkill." It's sweet relief to discover that Dorsey can keep up with himself. God knows nobody else can."-- "Miami Herald""Dorsey imbues "Hammerhead Ranch Motel" with the same wry humor, outlandish charactersand raw-edged situations that were the driving force of his 1999 debut novel, "Florida Roadkill.""-- "Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel""Dorsey...is back with a sequel that continues and amplifies the manic energy, wild characters, and outrageous situations of the original."-- "Booklist""Dorsey hit the ball out of the park with his debut novel, "Florida Roadkill." Now he has encored with the equally wild, wicked and wonderful "Hammerhead Ranch Motel.""-- "Boca Raton News"""Hammerhead Ranch Motel" is violent, vulgar, hysterically funny, and filled with wonderful, unique characters..."-- BookPage.com