Triggerfish Twist: A Novel

A “brilliant satirist” (Providence Journal), the author of Florida Roadkill and Orange Crush delivers more murder and mayhem in the wacky world of Florida

Transferred to Tampa, mild-mannered Midwestern family man Jim Davenport thinks his new tropical villa home is a slice of heaven—until he encounters his new neighbors, a crazy collection that includes none other than Serge Storms and his incomparable cohorts Coleman and Sharon.

It all becomes too much for Jim, and before the former farm boy knows it, he’s gone and killed the youngest of the infamous McGraw Brothers—newly released ex-cons eager for revenge. As the calendar moves toward July Fourth, Jim and company will meet up in a spectacular extravaganza sure to be the biggest blowout Tampa has ever seen!

Ensconced in a lovely tropical villa on idyllic Triggerfish Lane, Jim Davenport anticipates the good life to come. But this isn't living -- it's Florida and the neighborhood is not quite what it seems. It's got overly aggressive Little League parents, drug-free Rastafarians, homicidal hookers, unnatural sex and casual violence. Oh, yes, and there's a psychopathic serial killer-cum-Sunshine-State folklorist named Serge A. Storms living directly across the street. So it's only a matter of time before Jim up and actually kills somebody ...

“TRIGGERFISH TWIST makes for twisted fun....a must-read book on this summer’s list.” - Tampa Tribune

“Dorsey differs from writers such as Carl Hiaasen, James Hall, and Elmore Leonard. . . . Those guys fire bullets. Dorsey makes sure his gun is filled with hollow-point.” - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

“Rip-roaring entertainment.” - St. Petersburg Times

“Wildly funny, maniacally disrespectful and genuinely out of control.” - Dallas Morning News