Tim Dorsey was a reporter and editor for the Tampa Tribune from 1987 to 1999, and is the author of twenty-five other novels: Mermaid Confidential, Tropic of Stupid, Naked Came the Florida Man, No Sunscreen for the Dead, Pope of Palm Beach, Clownfish Blues, Coconut Cowboy, Shark Skin Suite, Tiger Shrimp Tango, The Riptide Ultra-Glide, When Elves Attack, Pineapple Grenade, Electric Barracuda, Gator A-Go-Go, Nuclear Jellyfish, Atomic Lobster, Hurricane Punch, The Big Bamboo, Torpedo Juice, Cadillac Beach, The Stingray Shuffle, Triggerfish Twist, Orange Crush, Hammerhead Ranch Motel, and Florida Roadkill. He lives in Florida.
“Nobody, but nobody, writes like this guy . . . buckle up and enjoy the wild, wild ride.” - Miami Herald
“Vulgar, violent, and gaudier than sunsets on the Keys, Dorsey’s roadshow is some fun.” - The New York Times Book Review
“Wildy funny, manically disrespectful, and genuinely out of control.” - Dallas Morning News
“Tim Dorsey is an insane comic angel with uranium for brains and fifty heartbeats a second.” - James W. Hall
