ISBN: | 9780060185770 |
Publisher: | HarperCollins Canada / Fiction |
Published: | 21 June, 2001 |
Format: | Hardcover |
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In his two previous novels, Florida Roadkill and Hammerhead Ranch Motel, Tim Dorsey rode a thousand mph whirlwind of outrageous, violent-funny crime through the Sunshine State and delighted readers and critics everywhere. Now he gives us a darkly hilarious, megatwisted view of politics in the land of the hanging chad.The race is on for the governorship of Florida -- a bare-knuckled fistfight between pro-capital punishment House Speaker Gomer Tatum and Marlon Conrad, the present occupant of the governors mansion. The Republicans "golden boy" -- handsome, unthreatening, engaged to the talented ventriloquist, Miss Tallahassee 2001...and a loyal, unquestioning tool of the powerful special interests -- Marlon seems a virtual shoo-in for reelection. That is, until he undergoes a radical personality shift during a bloody military action in the Balkans.Theres nothing like staring death in the face for messing with a persons priorities. Now its just three weeks before the election and Marlon is suddenly talking about "issues" and "reform" as he crosses the length and breadth of his home state with an amnesiac speechwriter and a chief of staff who turns catatonic in the presence of minorities. The governors newfound conscience might well cost him the election, though. And it appears that pretty much everybody is trying to kill him.But the incumbent isnt the only one sitting in somebodys rifle sights these days. A murderer affectionately dubbed "the Bumper Sticker Killer" -- for the pit
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