SergeA. Storms Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Roadkill | 1999 | Buy |
| Hammerhead Ranch Motel | 2000 | Buy |
| Orange Crush | 2001 | Buy |
| Triggerfish Twist | 2002 | Buy |
| The Stingray Shuffle | 2003 | Buy |
| Cadillac Beach | 2004 | Buy |
| Torpedo Juice | 2005 | Buy |
| The Big Bamboo | 2006 | Buy |
| Hurricane Punch | 2007 | Buy |
| Atomic Lobster | 2008 | Buy |
| Nuclear Jellyfish | 2009 | Buy |
| Gator A-Go-Go | 2010 | Buy |
| Electric Barracuda | 2011 | Buy |
| When Elves Attack | 2011 | Buy |
| Pineapple Grenade | 2012 | Buy |
| The Riptide Ultra-Glide | 2013 | Buy |
| Tropical Warning | 2013 | Buy |
| Tiger Shrimp Tango | 2014 | Buy |
| Shark Skin Suite | 2015 | Buy |
| Coconut Cowboy | 2016 | Buy |
| Clownfish Blues | 2017 | Buy |
| The Pope of Palm Beach | 2018 | Buy |
| No Sunscreen for the Dead | 2019 | Buy |
| Naked Came the Florida Man | 2020 | Buy |
| Tropic of Stupid | 2021 | Buy |
| Mermaid Confidential | 2022 | Buy |
| The Maltese Iguana | 2023 | Buy |
Serge A. Storms is the central character of Tim Dorsey’s long-running Florida crime comedy series, which began with Florida Roadkill in 1999 and ran through The Maltese Iguana in 2023. Serge is a manic, obsessive Florida history enthusiast who is also a wildly inventive serial killer. He targets people he considers to be the worst of humanity, dispatching them through elaborate, often Rube Goldberg-style methods while delivering rapid-fire monologues about Florida trivia.
Dorsey, a former reporter and editor at the Tampa Tribune, populated the series with real Florida locations, obscure state history, and a cast of recurring weirdos. Serge’s sidekick Coleman, a perpetually stoned slacker, provides a bumbling counterpoint to Serge’s manic energy. The books are packed with dark humor, satirical jabs at Florida’s political class and tourist culture, and enough violence to earn comparisons to Carl Hiaasen, though Dorsey’s tone leans more toward gonzo absurdity. The New York Times credited the series with “pure gonzo humor.”
The series spans 27 novels and a few short works, with titles that read like a tour of the state: Hammerhead Ranch Motel, Cadillac Beach, Torpedo Juice, Coconut Cowboy. Dorsey passed away in November 2023 at age 62, but the books remain a favorite among readers who like their crime fiction loud, funny, and distinctly Floridian.