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    Shark Skin Suite: A Novel
    Shark Skin Suite: A Novel
    Shark Skin Suite: A Novel
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    Shark Skin Suite: A Novel

    Written by Tim Dorsey

    Narrated by Oliver Wyman

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    Bottom feeders beware: the Sunshine State’s favorite psychotic killer and lovable Floridaphile Serge Storms has found a new calling, legal eagle, and he’s going to make a killing as a crusading attorney—and star as a dashing lawyer on the big screen—in this madcap escapade from the insanely funny New York Times bestselling author Tim Dorsey.

    When it comes to swimming with the sharks, there is no bigger kahuna than Serge Storms. Binging on a marathon of legal movies set in Florida, Serge finds his calling: the law. Never mind law school or that degree, Serge becomes a freelance fixer—wildcat paralegal and pilgrim to the hallowed places where legal classics of the big screen such as Body Heat, Cool Hand Luke, and Absence of Malice were filmed practically in his own backyard.

    One of Serge’s old flames, young lawyer Brook Campanella, is also a rising star thanks to her expertise in the field of foreclosure law. Ruthless at taking down the greedy banksters kicking people out of their homes, she lands a major class-action lawsuit, and wins big. The opposition is determined to shut her down and they’ll go to extreme lengths to do it.

    Luckily for her, Serge has been hired to do some investigative legwork on the case. There's nothing he likes better than saving a damsel in distress, especially when it means kicking a bunch of shyster butt. The mayhem comes to a hilarious head at the Key West courthouse, at the height of the island’s raucous Fantasy Fest street carnival, and no one, including Serge, will ever be the same. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateJan 27, 2015
    ISBN9780062372321
    Author

    Tim Dorsey

    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.

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    • 1/5
      Another book that is not available in my country !!!!!!
    • 3/5
      The Serge books have a formula, but it's a comforting formula. Florida trivia and history through Serge's eyes, a road trip to research the current subject of Serge's Florida obsession, wrongs righted through bizarre murders - Serge justice.Sparked by old legal movies set in the state, Serge decides he wants to be involved in the legal profession - on the right side for a change. The aftermath of the foreclosure crisis is in full swing with banks and mortgage companies sucking what they can out of people who took their high interest loans. Serge's old girlfriend, Brook Campanella,is trying her first case as a lawyer - against a giant corporation involved in mortgage fraud. Serge gets involved and turns the case upside down. There are the usualinventive murders orchestrated by Serge.Dorsey slips in some welcome and informative scathing commentary about the decline of journalism due to the corporate takeover of newspapers.It's a formula that hasn't grown old.
    • 3/5
      For me, this Serge A. Storms was a huge disappointment; I thought the story was incredibly weak. The last book I read in the series was No. 4, and I was laughing so hard it nearly caused a medical emergency. I’m serious. This one was No. 18 and nary a chuckle. It is extremely well-written, like the others, but the overall story was never very good. Serge and Coleman racing around Florida never really gelled, it was a lot of antics and the good parts filling in all the Florida and Florida movie history never made up for what the other lacked. The ending was good, but too much filler that wasn't.The best parts brought up the state of media and journalism in Florida (and the US as a whole), and how what passes for reporting and journalism is nothing more than crap. ALL of that was fantastically written, vintage Dorsey. Reevis X. Tome is a great character.I hoped for better, but I am still a fan.
    • 3/5
      Not the best Serge Storms novel. First time I didn't laugh out loud while reading this series. I think Serge is done :(. Also, the story jumped around too much.
    • 3/5
      There comes a time, in regards to every great book series where the reader realizes it is time for the series to end. Unfortunately the author and or publisher seldom would agree, and therefore you wind up reading books in a series that seem to have been written on autopilot. It has happened with most of my favorite authors; James Lee Burke, Clive Cussler, and now Tim Dorsey.I started this series when Florida Roadkill first came out based solely on its title and was glad I did. I still recommend Triggerfish Twist to anyone who asks what is one of my favorite books. But the last five books have slowing become a chore to get through.Shark Skin Suite could have been a great book, but it wasn't. The reason it wasn't is the author I think has realized he can dial it in and still sell books. The author ironically go on and on about another Key West legend Jimmy Buffett, who also learned long ago he could write or record anything and his fans would buy it or go to his concerts, even though the show hasn't changed in 15 years. Regarding Serge, Colman, Mahoney all were one dimensional, appearing to be as bored with the story as this reader. The pace of the book was slower than any of the other books in the series, the last few books have read more and more like travel books visiting places in Florida off the beaten track and peppered with trivia, that after awhile was just tiring. Even the usual Manic Serge seems to be slowing down. Colman's role was a complete afterthought, the book starts in the past then moves into the present but jumps around as usual all over the place. There is the group of elderly women which adds nothing to the story. Serge's love interest is not the usual bimbo that Serge winds up with and therefore wasn't funny. Lastly Tim needs to get off his liberal high horse, Florida of all places proves conservatives are not the only evil people in Florida. I really hope Mr. Dorsey tries his had with some new ideas and new characters, because this series has completely "jumped the Shark".
    • 3/5
      Shark Skin Suite is pretty light weight in the Serge Storms series. Some books in the series have been great. Others, like this one, have been a good read, but really nothing special. I'd like to see Dorsey develop a new series, since he's a good writer and enjoyable to read; but about every other book in the series, including this one, makes it appear he's run out of anything really interesting to make you want to read another one.
    • 4/5
      Review based on ARC.This is my first Dorsey and, of course, my first Serge Storms. Serge Storms .... appears to be some kind of serial killer homicidal psychotic maniac ... but, ya know, over the course of 18 books, may have become "loveable" and "your favorite." While I don't adamantly disagree with that, I also don't agree. And I suspect that has something to do with the fact that I'm coming at this 18 books in. Although the actual plot in this book can stand alone, all the inside jokes and characteristics and personalities must have taken 17 books to develop, so I think I missed out there. SO my recommendation based on that is: Don't start this "series" with #18!So, while my rating is based on my experience with this book (and *not* decreased because I felt like I was missing out), it is possible that it would have been *increased* if I happened to know more about the background of these characters and, e.g., what the point, exactly, was with some of them (Serge's best friend Coleman).But the story. So Serge is this... vigilante, really. He's one of those bad guys w/ a heart of gold who seeks to "even the score." And in this book, he meets this young, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed girl and maybe that, combined with a late-night legal movie spree sets him on this mission to... well, become involved in the legal field. Not legally, of course. But aggressively. He insinuates himself in all manner of ways -- he becomes a "fixer" (as a lawyer, I must confess I've never heard of this...) -- someone who "fixes problems" behind-the-scenes (think Nancy Kerrigan and much much worse). In his true psychotic style. And working for the little good guys, he slowly works his way through each of the problems to the final climax of the book.Think: if Grisham met Evanovich and they co-wrote a sort of Grisham parody really quickly. That's this book. It's fast, there are moments of humor, it doesn't take itself too seriously, it handles some legal issues not terribly accurately, it creates problems for its solutions, and it throws in some love and some scorn and vengeance in there. If that sounds like your thing? This will not disappoint.