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Start with Florida Roadkill and continue through all 26 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with Florida Roadkill
Book 1 by Tim Dorsey • Published 1999
In 1990s Florida, hyperactive criminal Serge Storms teams up with stripper Sharon and burnout Coleman to steal a $5 million insurance payout. Their scheme collides with vacationing friends, drug dealers, and retirees...
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Ends with Mermaid Confidential
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Book 1:Florida Roadkill
Tim Dorsey • 1999
In 1990s Florida, hyperactive criminal Serge Storms teams up with stripper Sharon and burnout Coleman to steal a $5 million insurance payout. Their scheme collides with vacationing friends, drug dealers, and retirees...
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Book 2:Hammerhead Ranch Motel
Tim Dorsey • 2000
Still hunting the missing $5 million, Serge Storms follows the money trail to a decaying Gulf Coast motel where crooks, tourists, car thieves, and a looming hurricane all converge. Double crosses, briefcase swaps, and...
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Book 3:Orange Crush
Tim Dorsey • 2001
Spoiled Florida lieutenant governor Marlon Conrad stumbles into the governor’s office, ships out to a war zone, and returns a changed man. Swapping motorcades for a battered orange RV, he tries to run an honest campai...
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Book 4:Triggerfish Twist
Tim Dorsey • 2002
Nice‑guy Midwesterner Jim Davenport moves his family to sunny Triggerfish Lane, only to find their new neighbors are criminals, hustlers, and, eventually, Serge Storms himself. As vengeful thugs close in, suburban bar...
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Book 5:The Stingray Shuffle
Tim Dorsey • 2003
A bugged suitcase holding $5 million boards a New York–to–Miami tourist train along with Serge, Coleman, mobsters, a failing author’s book tour, and a Miami book club of single moms. The madcap chase barrels south tow...
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Book 6:Cadillac Beach
Tim Dorsey • 2004
After escaping a state mental hospital, Serge heads to Miami Beach to unravel his grandfather’s mysterious 1960s death and a vanished stash of jewels. His obsession turns into a demented nostalgia tour, tangling touri...
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Book 7:Torpedo Juice
Tim Dorsey • 2005
In the Florida Keys, Serge decides it’s time to reinvent himself as a married man. While he searches for the perfect bride, a meek librarian with a lethal secret, a crooked developer, and a bar full of locals collide...
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Book 8:The Big Bamboo
Tim Dorsey • 2006
Obsessed with how Florida looks on film, Serge chases movie locations from his home state to Hollywood, determined to fix every cinematic sin. A dying grandfather, a botched kidnapping, Yakuza investors, and scheming...
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Book 9:Hurricane Punch
Tim Dorsey • 2007
As one hurricane after another slams Florida, Serge follows each storm’s path like a sports fan chasing playoffs, leaving inventive corpses in his wake. A copycat calling himself the Eye of the Storm and an obsessed a...
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Book 10:Atomic Lobster
Tim Dorsey • 2008
A chance encounter reunites Serge and Coleman with suburban couple Jim and Martha Davenport—and adds Rachael, a troubled stripper who reminds them of someone they lost. House‑sitting gigs, art pilgrimages, and support...
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Book 11:Nuclear Jellyfish
Tim Dorsey • 2009
Road‑tripping across Florida in search of Lynyrd Skynyrd landmarks, Serge and Coleman stumble onto a brutal diamond‑heist crew led by a thug nicknamed the Jellyfish. Between coin conventions, tattoo shops, and tourist...
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Book 12:Gator A-Go-Go
Tim Dorsey • 2010
Spring break becomes a mission when Serge decides to protect an innocent college kid targeted by drug dealers and federal agents. From Fort Lauderdale to Daytona and Panama City Beach, he films debauchery, punishes pr...
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Book 13:Electric Barracuda
Tim Dorsey • 2011
On the run, Serge turns fleeing the law into a themed vacation package called the “tourist fugitive.” As he drags Coleman and paying guests through historic hideouts, a relentless task force, a crooked lawyer, and rum...
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Book 14:When Elves Attack
Tim Dorsey • 2011
Serge heads back to Triggerfish Lane determined to have a traditional Florida Christmas like his old friend Jim Davenport. With Coleman, City, and Country in tow, he decorates big, dresses as an elf, and still finds t...
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Book 15:Pineapple Grenade
Tim Dorsey • 2012
Deciding his talents are wasted on small‑time justice, Serge appoints himself a spy in Miami, pitching his services to a tiny banana republic. Soon he’s stalking diplomats, tangling with rival CIA factions, and weapon...
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Book 16:The Riptide Ultra-Glide
Tim Dorsey • 2013
Newly laid‑off Midwestern couple Patrick and Barbara come to Florida for a cheap escape and instead get bad motels, robbery, and useless cops. Stranded, they’re “rescued” by Serge and Coleman, who turn their ruined va...
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Book 17:Tropical Warning
Tim Dorsey • 2013
This collection gathers an original Serge Storms short story with travel pieces and assorted extras from Dorsey’s world, offering a quick hit of his Florida obsessions, side characters, and behind‑the‑scenes commentar...
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Book 18:Tiger Shrimp Tango
Tim Dorsey • 2014
Outraged by online scams that leave real victims behind, Serge launches a crusade to wipe out digital con artists across Florida. While he, Coleman, and private eye Mahoney chase fraudsters and hunt for a missing woma...
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Book 19:Shark Skin Suite
Tim Dorsey • 2015
Binge‑watching Florida courtroom movies convinces Serge he was born to practice law. He reinvents himself as a freelance legal fixer, swooping in to help foreclosure lawyer Brook Campanella battle predatory banks whil...
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Book 20:Coconut Cowboy
Tim Dorsey • 2016
Channeling his love of *Easy Rider*, Serge trades the car for a motorcycle and heads through the Florida Panhandle to “finish the ride” and find the real American dream. Small‑town corruption, speed‑trap sheriffs, and...
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Book 21:Clownfish Blues
Tim Dorsey • 2017
Inspired by classic TV show *Route 66*, Serge and Coleman roam Florida in a vintage Corvette, working odd jobs and staging their own “episodes.” When they uncover a scheme to rig the state lottery, their cross‑state r...
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Book 22:The Pope of Palm Beach
Tim Dorsey • 2018
A literary road trip north from Key West takes Serge back to his hometown of Riviera Beach and the legends of his youth: a beloved surfer called the Pope and a mysterious river hermit. Digging into old stories, he sti...
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Book 23:No Sunscreen for the Dead
Tim Dorsey • 2019
Checking out a giant retirement community, Serge and Coleman fall for its gossip, golf carts, and themed dances—until they spot investors fleecing elderly residents. Their vacation becomes a Robin Hood‑style mission t...
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Book 24:Naked Came the Florida Man
Tim Dorsey • 2020
On a cemetery tour of Florida, Serge and Coleman visit famous and forgotten graves, from dolphins to hurricane victims. A long‑ago sugar‑field tragedy, a bullied kid chasing football dreams, and a ruthless treasure hu...
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Book 25:Tropic of Stupid
Tim Dorsey • 2021
Curious about his own roots, Serge mails off a DNA test and hits Florida’s state parks to meet far‑flung relatives. As he and Coleman road‑trip between campgrounds, they realize a long‑uncaught serial killer may be pa...
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Book 26:Mermaid Confidential
Tim Dorsey • 2022
Tired of constant motion, Serge and Coleman settle into Pelican Bay, a Keys condo complex where retirees clash with investors renting to rowdy vacationers. As condo wars escalate and drug cartels battle nearby, Serge...
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Serge Storms FAQ
What is the best order to read the Serge Storms series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Florida Roadkill.
How many books are in the Serge Storms series?
There are 26 books currently listed in the Serge Storms series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Serge Storms series?
New readers should start with Florida Roadkill, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Serge Storms series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1999 to 2022.