Hammerhead Ranch Motel
The sequel to the remarkable Florida Roadkill – an extraordinarily original novel from a new young American author – a funny, stylish, irreverent and shocking thriller.
Tim Dorsey’s sparklingly original debut novel – Florida Roadkill – was a hyper, jump-cut, manic black comedy that took Florida Noir to new extremes. Fellow writers and critics were quick to acclaim the bright new talent that created a high-voltage crime tale suffused with blacker-than-black humour and an infectious fascination with Florida’s strange beauty.
In Florida Roadkill, the strangely lovable homicidal maniac Serge Storms drove a series of stolen cars around Florida in pursuit of five million dollars hidden in the boot of the wrong car, leaving behind him a bewildering trail of bodies. Now, Serge takes up the chase once more, tracking the car and its hidden money to a dilapidated motel in Tampa – the Hammerhead Ranch Motel.
‘This takes the Hiaasen formula and adds Tarantino-laced amphetamine to the mix; the ensuing mayhem is raucous, body-strewn and both sinister and hilarious.’ Maxim Jakubowski, Guardian -
‘If you though psychopathic Serge had slaughtered enough poor sods in Dorsey’s first novel, Florida Roadkill, think again. Still in search of the missing $5M drugs money, he’s ruthless, violent and confusingly endearing. With his soulmates, drug runner Zargoza and dopehead Lenny, he’s terrorising Tampa, home to reefers, revolvers and rock’n’roll – not to mention Toto the dancing weather dog and a massive hurricane. A rollicking read that makes Carl Hiaasen’s stuff look like something by Barbara Cartland.’ Daily Mirror -
‘Now here’s a rip-roaring, rollicking read and a suitable follow-up to this highly acclaimed author's sparkling debut Florida Roadkill. Comedy doesn't get much blacker. A bullet-riddled rollercoaster ride that will have you alternating between being sick with laughter and just being sick.’ Dublin Evening Herald -