Tim Dorsey, a former police and courts newspaper reporter-turned novelist, has died at age 62.

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2005 file photo, author Carl Hiaasen gestures during an appearance at Rockway Middle School in Miami. Hiaasen is retiring from the Miami Herald after writing newspaper columns for the past 35 years, the newspaper says. The Herald published a story this week saying that Hiaasen would be done after his last column on March 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File)MIAMI – Writer Carl Hiaasen is retiring from the Miami Herald after composing newspaper columns for the past 35 years, the newspaper says. The Herald published a story this week saying that Hiaasen would be done after his last column on March 14.