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In the heat of sunny Florida, the Hammerhead Ranch Motel becomes a crossroads of criminal intrigue. Drug traffickers, crooked lawmen, and an unstable former historian—Serge A. Storms—converge in a chaotic chase for a $5 million briefcase. With tastes for chaos and a violent past, Storms threatens to unleash havoc that rivals a tropical hurricane. Amidst the chaos, ordinary travelers must confront a world where trust is scarce and danger lurks behind every door.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Tim Dorsey
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