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Nuclear Jellyfish (2009)

by Tim Dorsey(Favorite Author)

4.07 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0061432660 (ISBN13: 9780061432668)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Williammr

series

Serge Storms

review 1: I ran out of reading material (not really, just Dorsey books) early Sunday afternoon. Horrors! I think I've also run out of library Dorsey ebooks, hardbacks, and large prints. Will have to move on to Westlake. Dorsey fiddles with the time sequence again. You get partway through and then Serge tells you we're going back a few weeks and will pick up the narration from here in Part 3. I got all confused about the plot after that.In order to move diamonds cheaply and without the scarce armored trucks that just telegraph "Rob me! Rob me!" the diamond merchants slip them to traveling salesmen who hide them in their hotel rooms. Unfortunately, someone always seems to know where they're being hidden.Not that these books are meant to be that realistic, but I would think that after ... morejust one or two robberies, the diamond merchants would have come up with another plan. The book makes it sound like each and every shipment is being hijacked. The "mastermind" is a thoroughly reprehensible character (violent bastard) who calls himself "Eel," but is "Jellyfish" behind his back because of the tattoo disaster on his chest. Hence the title, I guess.Serge and Coleman pick up a definitely-not-a-stripper-but-exotic-dancer college student who needs a ride. Serge has finally found someone who knows almost as much about Florida history as he does. He's in love. But, he tells Coleman that women are always a problem. When it gets right down to it, they'll only let you take 2 photos per historic stop, and they'll always try to change you.Mahoney steps out of his Pursuer mode to warn Serge he's being followed, followed by someone who's definitely unfriendly. Could this be the end of Serge? Why do I like these books? Serge is a total psycho and Coleman is a useless stoner. And I'm sooo worried about what goes on in Dorsey's mind.
review 2: Tom Dorsey has done it again, he’s made you love even the most crooked character serge storms, the Florida obsessed psychopath. Also he’s added a whole new friend to the ride, her name’s story, also a psychopath, and a stripper who is very good at history. Lastly there's Coleman the pothead who parties 24/7, he is always drinking and never sad so he lightens up the book. This book begins with the most interesting way to kill someone, a gardening hose, but creative killings like these happen a lot throughout the book. A big part of the story is the fact that serge thinks he should be a travel guide, so he goes to famous, and not so famous, parts of Florida with good history. While at a bar he meets story and reenacts a song about the bar. All of this is happening while his arch nemesis gets out of therapy for obsessing over serge, he is a police officer who is trying to put serge away for a long time, but oddly enough there is a great bad guy afoot. The Nuclear Jellyfish (A.K.A. Eel) who is in charge of a major diamond smuggling operation. You find out later about serge’s friend who was put in the hospital and almost killed by the smugglers, so serge plans to destroy the whole smuggling operation. Will serge be able to shut down this massive corporation? Will he be able to keep story and Coleman and himself from being killed? To find out read this book!I loved this book but i would not recommend it to everybody. First of all, it’s a very explicit book so no immature children. Second it is very complicated and has a lot of references to things some younger people would not know. And finally, i believe it wouldn't be good for people who aren't used to violence to read this book. less

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