Tim Dorsey, a former police and courts newspaper reporter who found lasting fame as the creator of the crime-comedy novel series starring Serge A. Storms, an energetic fan of Florida history and an ingenious serial killer, has died. He was 62.
Dorsey, who published 26 novels, died Sunday, November 26, 2023
Dorsey was born in Indiana, moved to Florida at age 1 and graduated from Auburn University in 1983. From 1983 to 1987, he was a police and courts reporter for The Alabama Journal.
After working as a police and courts reporter for the Alabama Journal, he joined the Tampa Tribune, where over 12 years he held a variety of positions, including as a political reporter and night metro editor. In 1999, Dorsey resigned to write full time.
Dorsey, who published 26 novels, died Sunday, November 26, 2023
Dorsey was born in Indiana, moved to Florida at age 1 and graduated from Auburn University in 1983. From 1983 to 1987, he was a police and courts reporter for The Alabama Journal.
After working as a police and courts reporter for the Alabama Journal, he joined the Tampa Tribune, where over 12 years he held a variety of positions, including as a political reporter and night metro editor. In 1999, Dorsey resigned to write full time.
Tim Dorsey, a former police and courts newspaper reporter who found lasting fame as the creator of the crime-comedy novel series starring Serge A. Storms, an energetic fan of Florida history and an ingenious serial killer, has died. He was 62.
Dorsey, who published 26 novels, died Sunday, November 26, 2023
Dorsey was born in Indiana, moved to Florida at age 1 and graduated from Auburn University in 1983. From 1983 to 1987, he was a police and courts reporter for The Alabama Journal.
After working as a police and courts reporter for the Alabama Journal, he joined the Tampa Tribune, where over 12 years he held a variety of positions, including as a political reporter and night metro editor. In 1999, Dorsey resigned to write full time.
Dorsey, who published 26 novels, died Sunday, November 26, 2023
Dorsey was born in Indiana, moved to Florida at age 1 and graduated from Auburn University in 1983. From 1983 to 1987, he was a police and courts reporter for The Alabama Journal.
After working as a police and courts reporter for the Alabama Journal, he joined the Tampa Tribune, where over 12 years he held a variety of positions, including as a political reporter and night metro editor. In 1999, Dorsey resigned to write full time.
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