I just finished reading The Maltese Iguana, Tim Dorsey's latest comic Florida novel about Serge, the serial killer with a heart of gold. Hard to believe, but this is the 25th book in the series. It is a quick read, funny, and best of all, has lots of local Florida color. Dorsey was a reporter and night editor for the Tampa Tribune from 1987 to 1999, and after his first few books were a hit, he became a full-time author and never looked back, which I very much admire. This time Serge and his drug-addled friend Coleman are living at a +55 condo complex in the Upper Keys of Florida. Serge decides to charter a bus and give weekly tours of the Florida Keys for the residents, while also getting involved in a botched CIA action in Honduras, carried out by a Miami-based private black ops organization. I enjoyed the book, and will definitely read the next installment when it comes out, but a short synopsis of the story would be "the same, only different." If you are a fan of the series, definitely pick up a copy, but like the State of Nebraska, it is not for everybody.
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