Electric Barracuda: A Novel
By Tim Dorsey
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Apparently, this is Dorsey’s 13th novel featuring his vigilante serial killer Serge A. Storms and his perennially wasted sidekick, Coleman. It’s my first read of any of Dorsey’s novels. The story is about how Serge, who is a sort of unwitting serial killer, only killing really bad people he arbitrarily runs into, travels around Florida writing a themed travel blog for tourists. His them: the tourist fugitive. In the adventure, he stays one step ahead of the cops chasing him for all the murders he committed in this and previous books. He meets interesting people – most of who he knows and owe him favors – who routinely get him out of jams during his journey.
It’s a fun book. No thought required. The characters are terrific. The flow of the story is a little strange. Maybe that’s because I’m jumping into the series at number 13. Dorsey takes historic interludes frequently, laying the basis for the current story. Not confusing by any means, but a little tiring.
By the end of the book, I was sorta done with the escapades. I can’t imagine reading these books very often. Maybe once a year kinda thing. If you’re interested in a light, fast read that’s offbeat and humorous, this might be a good book to give a whirl. I think there are other books to read that fit the bill better though.
Tags: Non-Fiction
- Started reading:
- 23rd February 2011
- Finished reading:
- 7th March 2011