Nuclear Jellyfish

by: Tim Dorsey

Published by: William Morrow

Reviewed by Shawn Remfrey

(Also available as CD)

Serge A. Storms has decided to start his own website for travelers. His website won’t have the usual information however. He gives tips that most sites don’t give, but most people need to know, like how to spot a hooker outside of a hotel. Along with Coleman, his sidekick, they are traveling Florida for more information to add to his site. For some reason though, most of the reputable travel companies won’t hire him!

Among the stamp and coin-collecting crowd, there is a rash of injuries and deaths. Someone is couriering diamonds and there seems to be someone on the inside feeding information to someone else, who then steals the diamonds and usually leaves the courier for dead. Serge decides he needs to take a look into it.

Murphy, Serge’s nemesis, is on his tail again. This time he’s not out to catch Murphy as a policeman though. This time he’s trying to warn Serge because it seems someone dangerous is following him.

This was my first glance at Tim Dorsey, and I’m so addicted! Serge is an unbelievable character whom I could definitely hang out with. He’s like a cross between the Three Stooges and Saw. Though some of the things he does are reprehensible, the manner in which he goes about them is so ingenious and hilarious that you just don’t care that what he’s doing is wrong. Tim Dorsey is a genius at creating characters. I doubt any of us will ever meet a character like Serge.

The second page into the prologue I was laughing out loud. From that point on I couldn’t put the book down or stop smiling. Even when things get intense the smile just lingers on your face. The book is not all humorous, though. There are some severely scary guys and situations in this book.

I loved this book and cannot wait to get my hands on the rest. Nuclear Jellyfish is the most recent in a series of eleven Serge Storms books.

Armchair Interviews says: Super characters and storytelling we expect from Tim Dorsey.

Author’s Web site: http://www.TimDorsey.com