Coconut Cowboy: A Novel

Channeling his inner Easy Rider, Serge Storms saddles up for his most epic, lethal, and hilarious road trip ever as he revvs off to find the lost American Dream . . . starting in the Florida Panhandle.

Obsessed with the iconic Sixties classic Easy Rider, encyclopedic Floridaphile, lovable serial killer, and movie buff extraordinaire Serge A. Storms devises his wildest plan yet: finish the journey begun by his freewheeling heroes, Captain America and Billy, tragically cut short by some shotgun-wielding rednecks.

Setting a course for the Florida panhandle, Captain Serge—with Coleman literally riding shotgun—mounts his classic motorcycle and hits the highway in search of the real America: the apple-pie-eating, freedom-swilling moms and pops of Main Street USA.

But the America he finds in the rural burgs dotting the neck of the peninsula is a little bit different . . . and a whole lot weirder than anything Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper encountered. In a state where criminal politicians are more common than gators, Serge and Coleman discover one particular speed-trap locale so aggressively inept at corruption that investigators are baffled where to start.

Expect nothing less than madness, mayhem, ingenious homicides, and mind-altering pharmaceuticals when Serge and Coleman’s path intersects with the Sunshine State’s hyper-dysfunctional rusticity.

Where’s Jack Nicholson when you need him?

Florida’s favorite trigger-happy, shoot-from-the-hip vigilante history teacher is back—and he has a few scores to settle

Serge A. Storms is hitting the road.

Inspired by the classic biker flick Easy Rider, the irrepressible trivia buff and his drug-addled travel buddy, Coleman, head out on a motorcycle tour down the length of the Sunshine State, on a mission to rediscover the lost era of the American Dream. But going from small town to small town, they discover that some have lost much of their former charm—including one particular hamlet of skeezy rural politicos that is hell-bent on keeping prying eyes out of their ineptly corrupt style of local government.

Traveling across the state, Serge and Coleman engage in some high-life hijinks, complete with the state’s trademark crop of jerks, lethal science experiments, drug kingpins, double-crosses, unearthed bodies, barbecue and groovy tunes. And when a few innocent newcomers stumble into the mix, the stakes are raised to new back-woods heights.

“Entertainingly picaresque.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Always over the top, Dorsey has peaked with Coconut Cowboy, creating a tough act to follow for No. 20.” - Florida Times-Union

“The side-splittingest entry in the Serge A. Storms library.” - FloridaBookReview.net

“Heartily recommended for readers who like their mayhem served up with belly laughs.” - Booklist

“Exquisite, zany, and yet sincere.” - Florida Weekly

“It’s all fun in the Sunshine State. ... Nobody does wacky Florida like Dorsey.” - Shelf Awareness

“Amazing...one of his funniest and most deftly plotted yet.” - Providence Journal

“Hilarious.” - New York Post

“Inimitable. ... The Serge books are often hilarious, but there’s always something serious underpinning the antics.” - Tampa Bay Times

“Fast-paced. ... If you have not read any of Dorsey’s novels, join the fun.” - St. Augustine Record

“Dorsey keeps the body count low but the energy high as he prove again that enough is enough, but too much is plenty.” - Kirkus Reviews

“Pure Dorsey. ... Weird and funny and silly.” - South Florida Sun Sentinel