Tim Dorsey Collection #1 (135 page)

Thanks are owed to my agent, Nat Sobel, and my editor, Henry Ferris—two people you definitely want on your side in the alley fight that is the book business.

“IN THE PARODY/SATIRE/HUMORIST BUSINESS, DORSEY HAS EMERGED AS A LEADER….
The irreverent, insolent, and always readable Dorsey has turned his probing satirical eye on Florida’s politicians…. The writing is crisp, the pace is deliriously quick, and even if the story’s not completely true, it darn well could be.”

Tampa Tribune

“A NEAR-PERFECT BEACH READ…
High satire with a lowbrow sensibility that inevitably invokes comparisons to Carl Hiaasen…. Dorsey is compulsively irreverent and shockingly funny…. He puts a funhouse mirror in front of the political process and those who feed off it…. For readers with a high threshold for prurience and violence, Dorsey’s books are definitely funny ha-ha.
Orange Crush
won’t disappoint them.”

Boston Globe

“WACKY, VIOLENT…
Dorsey keeps things fast, furious, and funny throughout…. It’s a quick read laced with gruesome murders, offbeat sex, and an abundance of pop-culture references…. A consistently entertaining page-turner packed with rich details about the beauty and beastliness of Florida…. Florida crime fiction has its stars…. Dorsey, with the publication of his third title…may be in the business of stealing the franchise.”

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

“THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE IN
ORANGE CRUSH
….
Through carefully managed plot reversals and clever turning points…Tim Dorsey stirs up an elixir that even Big Sugar, with its political clout, could not make more sweet.”

Orlando Sentinel

“A RIOTOUS, OVER-THE-TOP TALE THAT’S LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY.
Dorsey hits his stride bigtime in this joyously farcical fable of a race for the Florida governorship gone mad…. If there’s a perfect summer book, it might well be Tim Dorsey’s
Orange Crush
.”

Providence Journal

“EXCELLENT…
I almost exploded with laughter as I read Dorsey’s third novel. It’s manic, hysterical, and puts Dorsey well up there with the cream of comic writers who seem to have made Florida the center for satirizing America in the 21st century.”

The Independent
(London)

“WACKY, SCREWBALL HUMOR AND OUTLANDISH CHARACTERS…
In the vein of Carl Hiaasen, Dorsey thrives on the Florida bizarre….
Orange Crush
skewers Florida foibles, scenery, stereotypes and, most importantly, the election process.”

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

“TIM DORSEY IS ONE SICK BUNNY.”

Belfast News Letter

“
ORANGE CRUSH
’S ELECTION MAKES THE BUSH/GORE RACE SHENANIGANS SEEM DOWNRIGHT DULL….
Nobody is safe when Dorsey’s on a roll. He tackles Tallahassee, Charlton Heston, hard-boiled cops, overzealous TV reporters, greedy sportswriters, and South Beach clubs….
Orange Crush
rivals the hyper, can’t-put-it-down-on-a-bet
Florida Roadkill
in the laughs-per-page ratio. Sentence after sentence, Dorsey cranks out hilarious one-liners with the speed of a crooked politician pocketing a hefty bribe.”

Miami Herald

“DORSEY RANKS AMONG THE MORE LOONY FLORIDA AUTHORS….
His characters reside way out there on the bonkers fringe.”

Toronto Star

“A GOOD WRITER WITH PLENTY TO SAY….
To Dorsey’s eye, the Florida that residents love is awash in racism, smut, dope, corruption, and casual, murderous violence. You can tell he loves it still.”

Cleveland Plain Dealer

“A WILD RIDE…
Florida politics get roundly skewered in this relentless farce about the battle for the Sunshine State’s governorship…. Thoroughly cynical and over-the-top from the prologue to the ‘note on the type,’ it will produce laughs under many a beach umbrella.”

Publishers Weekly

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

ORANGE CRUSH
. Copyright © 2002 by Tim Dorsey. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

EPub Edition © MARCH 2006 ISBN 9780061842535

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Tim Dorsey was a reporter and editor for the
Tampa Tribune
from 1987 to 1999 and is the author of the novels
Florida Roadkill
,
Hammerhead Ranch Motel
,
Orange Crush
,
Triggerfish Twist
,
The Stingray Shuffle
, and the upcoming
Cadillac Beach
. He lives in Tampa, Florida. Visit his website at www.timdorsey.com

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