Apr 2009
The Stingray Shuffle
I just finished another novel by Tim Dorsey, and I
can now safely say that he may have become one of my
favorite writers.
The premise of the book is that a book written almost a decade ago, called ‘The Stingray Shuffle’ is suddenly starting to sell like crazy. This catches the eye of the publisher, who let’s the author know, and he sets up a book signing tour. Thing is, the reason the book was selling so well is that a drug cartel chose the book as a container for selling drugs through the bookstores they were using as the front for their drug operation.
The main character of these books is Serge A. Stroms, a serial-killing local Floridian historian. Serge is okay until he’s off his meds, which is pretty much all of the time. Serge has a great way of killing people. It’s never just something simple, it’s always very elaborate; like when he makes a guy swallow a bunch of bullets and then puts the guy in an MRI, so that the bullets are pulled out of his body by the powerful magnets. This makes for fun for the coroner when he sees all these exit wounds for the bullets, but no entry wounds.
While Serge is a serial-killer, he’s also one of the most likable characters you will ever read about.
I have 6 books by Tim Dorsey, I’ve already started on the next one. I’ve started taking a book along with me for the ride to and from work on MARTA. I used to just listen to music, but this helps make the time pass even more quickly; plus it helps me get through the huge stack of books I have sitting at home.
The premise of the book is that a book written almost a decade ago, called ‘The Stingray Shuffle’ is suddenly starting to sell like crazy. This catches the eye of the publisher, who let’s the author know, and he sets up a book signing tour. Thing is, the reason the book was selling so well is that a drug cartel chose the book as a container for selling drugs through the bookstores they were using as the front for their drug operation.
The main character of these books is Serge A. Stroms, a serial-killing local Floridian historian. Serge is okay until he’s off his meds, which is pretty much all of the time. Serge has a great way of killing people. It’s never just something simple, it’s always very elaborate; like when he makes a guy swallow a bunch of bullets and then puts the guy in an MRI, so that the bullets are pulled out of his body by the powerful magnets. This makes for fun for the coroner when he sees all these exit wounds for the bullets, but no entry wounds.
While Serge is a serial-killer, he’s also one of the most likable characters you will ever read about.
I have 6 books by Tim Dorsey, I’ve already started on the next one. I’ve started taking a book along with me for the ride to and from work on MARTA. I used to just listen to music, but this helps make the time pass even more quickly; plus it helps me get through the huge stack of books I have sitting at home.
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MacHeist III: All Apps Unlocked
It was another great year for MacHeist. In all, over 67,000
people purchased the bundle, and received almost
$1,000 worth of software (14 applications) for
$39. It did come down to the end, with the final
two applications not being unlocked until today,
but it still would have been worth it even if
those apps weren’t unlocked. You have one more
day to take advantage of this great deal, if you
own a Mac, it’s money well spent.