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	FLORIDA ROADKILL : Encyclopedia Entry
		Florida Roadkill is the first book in the unnamed series of books by Tim Dorsey which were centered on his character Serge Storms.
		Note that although Triggerfish Twist was written several years later, the events of Twist take place at some unspecified point in the middle of those in Florida Roadkill (as Dorsey's web site puts it, Tim didn't know what he was doing and killed too many people he later decided he needed).
		Roadkill is set in 1997, against the backdrop of that year's World Series in which the Florida Marlins won a stunning upset in Miami.
	www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Florida_Roadkill (431 words)

	Mystery Readers Journal: Florida Mysteries - Volume 15, No. 4
		If Florida was a drug it would be some nightmarish concoction that even the most hardened dope fiend wouldn't go near -- maybe LSD and crack, with a key lime twist -- the effect would be a completely baffling and upsetting experience that for some odd reason would also be utterly addictive.
		He loved Florida enough to use it as the primary setting for most of the books he wrote during that last third of his life, to describe it vividly, with obvious caring, even to let his displeasure with its changes slip into his writing, often in ecological protest.
		It had been an incredibly romantic journey, a long rumbling train ride through the brown scraggly fields of Tennessee and Georgia, then into the expanse of green nothingness that was north and central Florida, until finally the palm trees began to thicken, the greens grew lush, and the windows in the train slowly lowered.
	www.mysteryreaders.org /Issues/Florida.html (4020 words)

	Tim Dorsey
		Florida Roadkill will earn the author comparisons to established area novelists; it guarantees fall-to-the-floor laughter, and a climactic melee worthy of its title.
		This is Florida in all its decadence, corruption, dysfunction, cupidity, stupidity and bizarro violence.
		But mainly, Florida Roadkill is a hyperkinetic, ultraviolent, crazily lyrical and hysterically funny crime fiction with a post-modern spin.
	timdorsey.com /roadkill.html (1035 words)

	Books : Florida Roadkill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The pursuers include a manic expert in Florida history who's pretty much a psycho, his drugged out partner, their cokewhore girlfriend, a trio of cartel hitmen, a crazed right-wing talk show host, and the lead singer of a very bad rock band.
		Florida Roadkill is like a book that the final chapters have been ripped out of and just tells the reader on the last page that if you thought Florida Roadkill was a wild ride, wait until you hear the rest of the story Hammerhead Ranch Motel.
		Tim Dorsey's "Florida Roadkill" is one of those multi-character novels with a convoluted plot where a bunch of people are running around looking for the same thing, a la Hiaasen, Fitzhugh, Leonard, etc. The best thing you can say for Dorsey is that he compares favorably to all of them.
	www.cosyreading.info /0688167829/Florida_Roadkill.shtml (1682 words)

	Florida black bear roadkill doesn't threaten population, state study finds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Roadkill is tough on Florida fl bears, but it's not worse than what bears in other states have to face, and it doesn't pose a threat to bear populations.
		That is the summary of a study by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), which in late July released the results of an assessment of road impacts using genetic analysis of nearly 5,500 bear hair samples snared from barbed wire amid Florida's 6 major bear populations.
		FWC conducted the study for the Florida Department of Transportation to learn more about the impacts of roads and bear roadkills on bear populations in the study areas.
	www.ecofloridamag.com /archived/news_black_bears_roadkill.htm (616 words)

	Tim Dorsey - Florida Roadkill
		Tonight Toto was shaking in a hula skirt in a manner consistent with a sixty-three percent chance of rain and a UV index of seven, according to weatherman Guy Rockney.
		Florida Cable News, instrumentally blind to the twisters bearing down on its viewers, sent the audience to bed with a happy little jig from Toto in a spandex aerobic outfit and a promise of a pleasant evening and a sunny tomorrow.
		It was an after-hours, fl-tie fundraiser at the new Florida Aquarium.
	www.timdorsey.com /prologue2.htm (5754 words)

	Wildlands CPR - Missoula, Montana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In Florida, roadkill is the leading cause of death for all large mammals except the white-tailed deer.
		According to Defenders of Wildlife, Florida fl bear deaths from roadkill have risen from 2-3 annually in the 1970s to 43 in 1991, 89 in 1998, and 110 in 2000.
		According to Thomas Eason of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, "the core population seems to be expanding and doing very well right now," estimating the current population somewhere between 1,500 and 3,000.
	www.wildlandscpr.org /newsletters/Skid_Marks/old/skidmarks61.htm (1057 words)

	LittleJoe: Florida
		And in true Florida style, within a few hours the sun had dried the grass again, so (after a quick trip to Lowe's for supplies) we applied some fire ant killer to the yard.
		Tomorrow morning I'll hit our fire ant mound and our neighbor's directly with some fire ant bait; the bait is a deliciously evil substance that the worker ants happily tote down (up to ten feet deep!) to the hive, and they share the bait with all their little pals, killing the lot.
		Well, we've got our Florida driver licenses now, we're all registered to vote (that may be interesting ;-)...and in general we're settling in to life in the Sunshine State.
	littlejoe.typepad.com /blog/florida/index.html (11884 words)

	Florida environment news headlines
		Florida wildlife officials Tuesday began the state's annual manatee count, taking advantage of the cold snap to survey the sea cows at their winter refuges - Jan 31, Orlando Sentinel
		A Florida panther was killed when hit by a vehicle on County Line Road just off Immokalee Road this morning, the 11th panther, the most in a year, to die on the roads this year - Dec. 12, Naples Daily News
		The Florida Wildlife Federation and Wakulla County filed challenges in March against a proposed state permit allowing almost 31 million gallons of treated wastewater to be sprayed daily on crops at the city's Southeast Farm - Dec. 9, Tallahassee Democrat
	ecoflorida.blogspot.com (2469 words)

	Orange Crush-- book review
		Florida Lieutenant Governor Marlon Conrad is a political nothing who has been offered everything.
		Handpicked by the Florida moneyed and powered elite to be the next figurehead governor, he is more comfortable playing bass fishing games on the computer than wrestling with details of public policy.
		Dorsey presents a Florida that is even wilder than that of his compatriots (Hiaasen, Hall, White, Buchanan and so on), where everyone is mad, bad or somewhere in between.
	www.curledup.com /orange.htm (659 words)

	Critter Crossings - Bear Underpasses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Florida fl bears have been on the state's list of threatened species since 1974.
		And they had learned bears were being hit by vehicles more often at this spot on SR 46 than at almost any other spot on the highway.
		"The Florida fl bear needs a half million acres of connected habitats to survive," she says.
	www.fhwa.dot.gov /environment/wildlifecrossings/bear.htm (547 words)

	Florida Herp Bibliography, Topic search results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) densities in coastal scrub and slash pine flatwoods in Florida.
		Gopher tortoise response to large-scale clearcutting in northern Florida.
		Disturbance and the demography of gopher tortoises in Florida.
	www.floridaconservation.org /herpbibl/resultstopic.asp?Species=GPOL&Topic=EFFE (3075 words)

	BookPage Fiction Review: Mysteries Roundup
		Florida Roadkill, by newcomer Tim Dorsey, is even more outrageous than its title.
		Dorsey demonstrates a deep knowledge of Florida history, past and recent, and possesses the sideways point of view required for survival south of Ocala.
		Tom Corcoran is the Florida-based author of The Mango Opera and the new Florida Keys mystery, Gumbo Limbo.
	www.bookpage.com /9908bp/fiction/mysteries_roundup.html (624 words)

	Book Authors at the April 30th Florida Show
		As souvenirs become a recognized source for interpreting and appreciating the artistry of the past, this authoritative and beautifully illustrated guide to one of Florida’s least-known industries opens a new chapter in the study of the state’s history and culture.
		Beginning with an overview of the developing years of tourism in Florida from 1820 to 1880, Roberts ties the souvenir industry to an account of the state’s settlement and the first great influx of tourists in the 1890s.
		In this excellent reference for institutional and individual collectors alike, Roberts discusses the appeal and describes the various manufacturing processes of wood carvings, figurines, prints, jewelry, pottery, glass and metal ware, and traditional scenic china and spoons.
	www.hulahula.biz /floridamemorabiliashows/lecturescheduleforapril302006.html (498 words)

	Eye Weekly - On Page - 02.17.00
		He is joined in his defence of what's left of the state of Florida by Clinton "Skink" Tyree, who inconveniently developed a conscience during his term as governor, disappeared from public view and now lurks in the woods, having become a cross between Henry David Thoreau and Hunter S.
		But in the bigger picture, the roadkill is Florida itself, prey to all manner of developers and crooks bent on exploiting every last inch of coastline and every golfable patch of land.
		Hiaasen still makes roadkill of his enemies with his particular mix of broad comedy and political satire, but in Sick Puppy he seems compelled to back over his targets a couple of times -- just to make sure he got them.
	www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_02.17.00/arts/onpage.html (754 words)

	Habitat Loss and Fragmentation
		States such as Florida, California, and Hawaii, which contain rich biological resources, already have large human populations and are experiencing fast-paced growth.
		Between April 1990 and April 2000, the population of Florida increased by 23.5 percent, California by 13.8 percent, and Hawaii by 9.3 percent.
		The Everglades in South Florida is in a race for survival with a human population that demands ever more land and fresh water and ever less of the natural flooding that drives the processes that create and support the Everglades.
	www.npca.org /wildlife_protection/biodiversity/report/threats/fragmentation.html (624 words)

	Florida Herp Bibliography, Topic search results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Aresco, M. Highway mortality of turtles and other herpetofauna at Lake Jackson, Florida, USA, and the efficacy of a temporary fence/culvert system to reduce roadkills.
		Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
		Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation and Parks, Wekiva River Basin State Parks, Apopka, Florida, USA.
	floridaconservation.org /herpbibl/resultstopic.asp?Species=FABA (674 words)

	Amazon.com: FLORIDA ROADKILL (Road Kill): Books: Tim Dorsey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In this debut, lots of people are after a suitcase full of money that got dropped in the wrong car: two bad guys, one obsessed with Florida history (the setting is Miami) and another with cocaine; one lady, whos also a killer; and the good-guy lawyer.
		FLORIDA ROADKILL is outrageous, sometimes ludicrous, but downright funny.
		His descriptions of Florida, especially Tampa (my hometown), are so dead on I thought I was reading a travel guide.
	www.amazon.com /FLORIDA-ROADKILL-Road-Kill-Dorsey/dp/0006513050 (2535 words)

	NRDC: OnEarth Magazine, Fall 2006 - Frontlines
		Several of Hiaasen's novels feature a renegade former Florida governor named Skink, who flees the corruption of the state capital, holes up in the mangrove wilderness of North Key Largo as a hermit, and eats roadkill.
		I would have to say Louisiana is probably the only place that could match Florida crook for crook, sleazebag for sleazebag.
		Certainly I had never met a governor of Florida who had either the environmental credentials or the moral impatience of Skink.
	www.nrdc.org /onearth/06fal/frontlines2.asp (1388 words)

	Laugh Out Loud @ your library - Palm Beach County Library System
		From screen tests to jam sessions, from the Hills and the Valley to Hollywood and Vine, "Be Cool" is all new, all clever, and most definitely, all that.
		The humorous Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist makes his fiction debut with a ferociously funny novel about love and mayhem in south Florida, and the the life-changing events that rumble through a odd-ball family after two hit men pull up to their door.
		Hiaasen's signature mix of hilariously over-the-top villains, lovable innocents and righteous indignation at what mankind has done to his beloved Florida wilderness is all present in riotous abundance in his latest.
	www.pbclibrary.org /story-laugh.htm (504 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Florida Roadkill: Books: Tim Dorsey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Florida Roadkill and his other novels make me laugh.
		The funny thing is I lived in Florida for 20 years and some of the plots came to close to the truth.
		FLORIDA ROADKILL is a weird novel that laughs at the Sunshine state while actually paying homage to its eccentric mix of residents and visitors.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Florida-Roadkill-Tim-Dorsey/dp/0006513050 (1070 words)

	Shadowcat Book Reviews - Florida Roadkill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Two long time friends, Sean and David, are off on a Florida fishing trip unaware they are about to become involved in a tale of Hemingway lookalikes, insurance, drug dealers, five million dollars and murder by shrink fit jeans.
		As David and Sean drive around unaware they have five million dollars hidden in their car they are being tailed by spree killer Serge and his sidekicks Coleman and Sharon.
		Totally bizarre, you'd almost want to visit Florida to see how true this stuff is but you wouldn't want to live there.
	www.shadowcat.name /book0548.html (159 words)

	Dorsey World: Cover: Cover: Creative Loafing Tampa
		Dorsey and Storms share a manic love for and an encyclopedic knowledge of Florida history and trivia, as well as a collection of Florida memorabilia, much of which has its origins in that weird schedule he worked at the Tribune before he was married.
		Near the turn of the millennium, Florida had become either romantically lawless or dangerously stupid, and often both: Casablanca without common sense, Dodge City with more weapons, the state that gave you the Miami Relatives on the evening news every night for nine straight months and changed the presidential election with a handful of confetti.
		Outside the restrooms, a restless crowd gathered in front of an eight-foot laminated map of Florida, unable to accept that they were still hundreds of miles from the nearest theme park.
	tampa.creativeloafing.com /gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:1594 (3533 words)

	.::. Murder on the Beach .::. A mystery book and entertainment store
		The brave citizens of Florida are about to face two lethal forces: a killer storm season and two seasoned psychopathic killers.
		Just when you thought the Florida crime novel was played out and gasping for fresh air, along comes Tim Dorsey to give it a hot spike of pure adrenaline.
		This is a wild-at-heart pinball machine of a novel, teeming with oddball kooks, crazies, and maniacs as they careen through Florida on a crime and violent-mayhem spree, with stops in Tampa, Palm Beach, Cocoa Beach, Miami Beach, Key West, and the Dry Tortugas.
	www.murderonthebeach.com /pages/fl_authors_details.asp?AuthorID=19 (837 words)

	Florida Roadkill by Tim Dorsey Detailed Book Review
		"Florida Roadkill is a first novel by Tim Dorsey that is part of the South Florida wacky humorous mystery/adventure genre that Carl Hiassen pioneered.
		Centering around five million dollars of drug cartel money, and an extended multiperson chase across Florida to get it, there are numerous, diverse plot points that somehow converge together in the end.
		But they're about to be sucked into a wild manhunt for a suitcase containing millions, the profits of a brutal form of insurance fraud, a suitcase which, unbeknownst to them, has been hidden in their Chrysler.
	www.allreaders.com /topics/info_822.asp (380 words)

	BookDepot.com - The #1 Wholesale Bookstore
		Yes, that encyclopedic history buff with boundless energy (but suspect impulse control) returns in his latest quest to make everyone appreciate all things Florida and still have time left for his one-man crime wave.
		But there must also be time for hobbies, and Serge's newest "interest" is trains: how they developed Florida, where the old historic cars are on display, when to book a trip on Amtrak and share his enthusiasm with the other passengers.
		Tim Dorsey was a reporter and editor for the Tampa Tribune from 1987 to 1999, and is the author of four previous novels, Florida Roadkill, Hammerhead Ranch Motel, Orange Crush, and Triggerfish Twist.
	www.bookdepot.com /default.asp?R=9780060520458A (157 words)

	CityTimes: Fiction in the kitchen
		In 1987, he came back to Florida as a reporter for the Tampa Tribune.
		As any Florida native will tell you, Dorsey said, there is no shortage of real-life material from which to draw inspiration.
		His books are chock-full of Hiaasenlike wackos, from dim-witted coke dealers to a Republican governor born into a family of wealthy politicians.
	www.sptimes.com /2002/10/25/Citytimes/Fiction_in_the_kitche.shtml (907 words)

	Mayhem and Murder in Florida quiz -- free game
		"Florida is an attractive location for mystery fiction of all sorts, from John D. Macdonald to Carl Hiaasen."
		John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee series was one of the first, and most famous, Florida mystery series.
		Elmore Leonard, the Grand Old Man of Florida nut-case mysteries, originally made his mark in another writing genre.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=125815 (322 words)

	University Press of Florida: Orange Pulp
		The editors begin with a comprehensive survey of Florida crime fiction and provide generous introductions to each individual author.
		He is the coeditor of The Florida Reader and (with Steve Glassman) of Crime Fiction and Film in the Sunshine State (an Edgar finalist in 1998).
		He is author of the novel Blood on the Moon, coeditor of Zora in Florida (UPF, 1991), and (with Maurice O’Sullivan) coeditor of Crime Fiction and Film in the Sunshine State.
	www.upf.com /book.asp?id=OSULLF00 (489 words)

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