The Maltese Iguana
A Novel
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4.2 • 110 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Serge A. Storms is back on the road in the latest zany Florida caper from the “wickedly funny” (Entertainment Weekly) Tim Dorsey.
After a long and arduous COVID-19 quarantine, Serge A. Storms is fully vaccinated and ready to hit the road. Along with his condo neighbors, he cooks up a wild plan to celebrate in true Serge fashion: each week, they rent a shuttle van and head out for funky Florida road trips and some serious revelry.
Meanwhile, a CIA revenge operation down in Honduras goes very, very wrong. The local liaison hired to help with the mission is the only witness to the disaster, and the CIA quickly sets a black ops contractor on his trail to eliminate him.
Forced to flee his home country, the witness lands in Miami with a new identity and passport. But the CIA is still on his tail, pushing him further and further south to the Florida Keys, where he runs into Serge’s convoy. With Florida’s most lovable serial killer involved, the real party is about to get started…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of bestseller Dorsey's antic 26th novel featuring vigilante serial killer Serge A. Storms (after 2022's Mermaid Confidential), the Covid lockdown causes panic among the residents of Pelican Bay, a condominium complex in the Florida Keys where Serge and his stoner pal, Coleman, have been taking a break from their wilder shenanigans. This being Florida, life soon gets back to what passes for normal in the Sunshine State. In Honduras, a mishandled CIA operation leads to the death of the wrong man, and an honest police officer, Yandy Falcón, who witnesses the debacle, realizes he must flee the country to save his life. Yandy winds up in South Florida, where he eventually comes under the protective wing of Serge, who has been having fun leading Serge's Florida Keys Underbelly Spy Tours. At the spectacular climax, Serge drives a tour bus onto an abandoned bridge where an action movie is being filmed, followed by a host of bad guys on Yandy's trail. As usual, the comic set pieces overshadow the plot, which can be hard to follow at times, but no matter. Dorsey reliably delivers the gonzo goods.
