![]() ![]() Her father had been murdered in South Carolina 20 years earlier and the case is very, very cold. She soon learns that her informant, whose real name is Jeri Crosby, is the daughter of one of the judge’s law school professors. It is now three years later, and the nearly 40-year-old Stoltz is tired and looking for a change.īut things quickly take a turn for her when an informant who initially refuses to be identified files a complaint making her aware of a Panhandle judge that is murdering his way through a list of victims that he believes have somehow wronged him. In “The Whistler,” Stoltz made a name for herself when she nabbed a corrupt judge and his deadly criminal cronies. Grisham also has a winner with “The Judge’s List,” the second novel to star Lacy Stoltz, an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct in Tallahassee, which suffers from ever-present and never-ending budget cuts. Meanwhile, a drug war erupts between a cartel and a neighboring mafia family that endangers one of Serge’s new friends, and a deadly gang of killers show up with a treasure map causing more havoc for our shining knights.Īs usual with a Serge adventure, we learn a lot of detail and history about the locale and the state as a whole while the bad guys are eliminated as the several subplots come together in an explosive and fulfilling finish, making “Mermaid” another winner for Dorsey. The always helpful Serge and, of course, Coleman become the protectors of their fellow condo rats, fighting medical scams, unruly tenants and mysterious prank calls to the police SWAT. In “Mermaid,” his 25th Serge novel, the amiable killer and his long-time, always-sloshed sidekick Coleman have headed to the Florida Keys, where Serge has decided to abandon their roaming lifestyle and partake of the condo life. ![]() In “Mermaid Confidential” Tampa thriller author Tim Dorsey’s serial killer dispatches only bad guys.ĭorsey has been has been writing about Serge A. In “The Judge’s List” mystery mega-author John Grisham’s killer is a full-time judge in the Panhandle who executes his victims for past slights. The latest two thrillers feature killers with a twist. Why? It is chock-full of easy prey: Rich retirees waiting for a sunny end while living and playing in and about our miles and miles of condos, and booze-guzzling tourists looking for a wild time at our beaches, bars and amusement parks.įor these same reasons we have had our share of books and movies starring these crazies and their victims. Florida has had its share of high-volume serial killers, both real and fictional.
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