# Florida Roadkill

By Tim Dorsey · Serge Storms, book 1

Profile: https://hahafiction.com/books/florida-roadkill-ae521b59/

A suitcase of stolen insurance money draws serial killer Serge Storms, his partner Coleman and Sharon Rhodes into the same chase. Two fishermen who want a quiet trip find themselves in the path of people prepared to kill for it.

## What makes it funny?

An HMO executive earns his promotion by working out that wrongful-death lawsuits cost less than organ transplants. The board keeps selling coverage and stops paying the claims. That calculation gives a fair idea of how Dorsey treats Florida’s business class.

### The comedy at work

Dorsey uses a laconic voice for crimes that grow increasingly elaborate. In the insurance-company scenes, executives discuss cruelty with the satisfaction of people who have solved a routine management problem.

### Try this if…

For readers who like grotesque crime capers, elaborate murder methods and satire aimed at the people handling the money.

### Good to know

Expect graphic violence, sexual situations and drug use. Kirkus admired the comic set pieces but found the plot slow and dependent on unlikely coincidences.

## What to expect

- Genre: Crime & thriller
- On the shelf: Crime caper
- Kind of humor: Dark comedy · Dry wit · Satire
- Format: Novel

## A few distinguishing details

- A criminal chase for stolen insurance money
- Insurance-company satire

## Sources & further reading

- Publisher: [Publisher](https://farragobooks.com/book/florida-roadkill)
- Reading sample: [Opening excerpt](https://freshfiction.com/excerpt.php?id=8931)
- Review: [Kirkus review](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/tim-dorsey/florida-roadkill)