lives in a small house on Triggerfish Lane, but mimics the attitude of wealth so well that he is constantly treated to test drives of luxury cars, free lunches from eager bank executives, and the use of mansions being offered for sale. Mistaking Ambrose's act for reality, Serge kidnaps him for ransom. Events come to a head at the Davenports' Fourth of July costume party, which includes the four criminal McGraw brothers taking the party hostage and Serge and Mahoney reluctantly teaming up to save the guests. Jim, normally passive to a fault, is driven to defend his family by snatching a gun and shooting two of the brothers. The novel ends with the principal characters being featured on an episode of the Bill Maher show, which Serge (on the run from the police and still pursuing the $5 million briefcase featured in Florida Roadkill) calls into to express his sincere admiration for men with wives and children, declaring it a tougher job than anything Serge has had to cope with. Continuity The book takes place in the summer of 1997, somewhere in the midst of the events of Florida Roadkill; at the end of that novel, both Coleman and Sharon are dead. Several characters from Triggerfish Twist, including the Davenports, reappear in Atomic Lobster, taking place approximately ten years later. 2002 American novels Novels by Tim Dorsey Novels set in Florida Fiction set in 1997 Novels set in the 1990s Culture of Tampa, Florida HarperCollins books