Florida Roadkill, by newcomer Tim Dorsey, is even more outrageous than its title. Try to hang on as 12 or 15 uncertified Sunshine State maniacs, each with a skewed reality, take a headlong road trip to the end of the highway. After barging through Tampa, Vero Beach, and Miami, dabbling in murder-for-hire, voodoo, drugs and, worst of all, Florida tourist traffic, the characters still alive converge for a mad scramble in the Keys. The weird side stories are straight from the headlines. Dorsey demonstrates a deep knowledge of Florida history, past and recent, and possesses the sideways point of view required for survival south of Ocala. Florida Roadkill will earn the author comparisons to established area novelists; it guarantees fall-to-the-floor laughter, and a climactic melee worthy of its title. -- BookPage, August 1999