Tropic of Stupid by Tim Dorsey

 

This was a reasonably pleasant read, if a distinctly gonzo one. It's probably not a book to take all that seriously, or at least to question its plausibility; while it'll give your suspension of disbelief a workout, it's pretty forthright about the nature of what it's doing. You know what you're in for pretty quickly, and that's pretty much what you get: Various sorts of bad people come to various sorts of bad ends, with various digressions through Florida's history and culture, and occasional fourth-wall-breaking. The frequent laugh-out-lout moments tend to come from unexpected angles, at unexpected times, and do a good job of balancing the sometimes over-the-top violence.