Where Is Joe Merchant? by Jimmy Buffett (2003, Trade Paperback)

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"Where Is Joe Merchant?" by Jimmy Buffett is a 2003 trade paperback novel published by HarperCollins. The book, with 496 pages, is a mystery and detective fiction story that follows a unique and engaging narrative. The novel, reprinted in English, offers readers an intriguing and entertaining storyline that keeps them hooked from beginning to end. Perfect for fans of general fiction and mystery genres, "Where Is Joe Merchant?" is a captivating read that will surely captivate readers with its engaging plot and compelling characters.

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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100156026996
ISBN-139780156026994
eBay Product ID (ePID)2214373

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Book TitleWhere Is Joe Merchant?
Number of Pages496 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, Mystery & Detective / General
Publication Year2003
FeaturesReprint
GenreReference, Fiction
AuthorJimmy Buffett
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight15.3 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-276731
ReviewsPRAISE FOR WHERE IS JOE MERCHANT? "A roisterous romp, a novel Elmore Leonard might have written if he made Key West and the Caribbean his home . . . Part soap opera, part Saturday morning cliffhanger and all fun." -The Philadelphia Inquirer "A high-jinks lark and a breezy read . . . An oddball combination of a wild adventure story and a wacky whodunit."-The Boston Globe, PRAISE FOR WHERE IS JOE MERCHANT? "A roisterous romp, a novel Elmore Leonard might have written if he made Key West and the Caribbean his home . . . Part soap opera, part Saturday morning cliffhanger and all fun." -The Philadelphia Inquirer "A high-jinks lark and a breezy read . . . An oddball combination of a wild adventure story and a wacky whodunit."-The Boston Globe --
Grade FromNinth Grade
Table Of ContentContents Introduction xxi PROLOGUE: Fly Boats Squalls Out on the Gulf Stream 1 When My Ship Comes In, I'll Be at the Airport 2 See You in C-U-B-A 3 The Blind Leading the Blind 4 Under the Lone Palm 5 Let's Blame It All on the Weather Doin' the Hemisphere Dance 6 That's My Story, and I'm Stickin' to It 7 Fins to the Left, Fins to the Right 8 The Lady I Can't Explain 9 Want What You Have You Can't Hide Your Mayan Eyes 10 Desdemona's Building a Rocket Ship 11 Fruitcakes in the Galley, Fruitcakes on the Street 12 Where Has All the Time Gone? Anchovies and Antonyms 13 I'll Be Your Pizza Tonight 14 You've Got the Wrong Man 15 Shelter in the Storm The Wind Is in from Africa 16 Beyond the Low-Water Mark 17 Housekeeping 18 I'm Clean 19 Colonel Cairo 20 Who's Eating Who? 21 Skating with the Devil 22 It's Better in the Bahamas 23 The Day Cain Slew Abel 24 Suntans and Percodans Tickets to Ride 25 Stand by Your Passenger 26 What Has Four Eyes and Two Barrels? 27 The Ferry of the Dead Livin' on Island Time 28 Friday Was the Coolest 29 No Plane on Sunday 30 Paradise Lost 31 Tell It Like It Is 32 I'm a Mayan 33 Raw, Naked Fear 34 Bless Me, Father Where's the Party? 35 It's Time 36 We Do Have a History 37 I Must Confess, I Could Use Some Rest 38 Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect Two Hundred Dollars 39 I'd Rather Watch Paint Dry 40 No Bird Flies by My Window Rolling with the Punches 41 Somebody Else's Troubles 42 Where Is Joe Merchant? 43 The Price of Tea in China 44 Old Habits Die Hard 45 The Things We Do for Love Beach Music, Beach Music, Beach Music Just Plays On 46 The Skeleton in the Closet 47 Time to Come Home, Cowboy 48 Revenge Is a Volatile Fuel Quietly Making Noise 49 That Time-Bomb Look 50 No Ticky, No Laundry, No Mechanics 51 Changing Channels 52 Blame It on the Stones 53 You're a Mayan 54 Fly-Boy in the Ointment Cabbages and Kings 55 Mambo on the Wind 56 At Arm's Length 57 Jalapeno Hollywood 58 Is There Anybody out There? 59 Matador in the Broken Mirror 60 Feeding Frenzy 61 Save the Last Dance for Me Commander's Moon 62 Que Pasa? 63 Propeller Talk 64 Quail Talk 65 An Appointment with the Moon 66 Who Are You? 67 Out of the Picture 68 Mermaids in the Night 69 Bones on the Beach Don't Touch That Dial 70 The Snakes Are Talking 71 Back to the Drawing Board 72 So You Want to Play Pirate? Waiting for the Sails to Fill 73 Happily Ever After, Now and Then 74 The World Is My Oyster 75 Changes in Latitudes 76 Store in a Cool, Safe Place EPILOGUE: Further Adventures in Restless Behavior
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisThis #1 New York Times bestseller from singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett offers "enough hair-breadth escapes and miraculous rescues to fill two Robert Ludlam novels...and talking dolphins too"-- Entertainment Weekly Where is Joe Merchant? That's what his sister, Trevor Kane, the hemorrhoid-ointment heiress, wants to know. For Desdemona, Merchant is the missing link in her ongoing communications with space aliens. Tabloid journalist Rudy Breno only cares that Merchant gets bigger headlines than Elvis. And for renegade seaplane pilot Frank Bama, the mystery of the presumed-dead-but-often-sighted rock star is turning his life upside down. In his debut novel, Jimmy Buffett cooks up an irresistible gumbo of dreamers, wackos, pirates, and sharks, as he leads Trevor and Frank on a wild chase through the Caribbean Islands to a place where anything can happen . . . and everything does., Where is Joe Merchant? That's what his sister, Trevor Kane, the hemorrhoid-ointment heiress, wants to know. For Desdemona, Merchant is the missing link in her ongoing communications with space aliens. Tabloid journalist Rudy Breno only cares that Merchant gets bigger headlines than Elvis. And for renegade seaplane pilot Frank Bama, the mystery of the presumed-dead-but-often-sighted rock star is turning his life upside down. In his debut novel, Jimmy Buffett cooks up an irresistible gumbo of dreamers, wackos, pirates, and sharks, as he leads Trevor and Frank on a wild chase through the Caribbean Islands to a place where anything can happen . . . and everything does., Five years ago, the rock star Joe Merchant committed suicide, yet he keeps popping back into the tabloid headlines like a piece of toast. Spotted everywhere from Cincinnati to Atlanta, the dead guitarist is now more famous than ever. Could he actually be alive? Where is Joe Merchant? For Frank Bama, the quest to find him is just one more excuse to flee Key West and change latitudes. For Trevor Kane, the hemorrhoid-ointment heiress, it is an attempt to unravel the mystery of her brother's death. For Desdemona, Joe Merchant is another missing link in her communication with space aliens as she tries to build a rocket ship, and for yellow journalist Rudy Breno, Joe Merchant makes better headlines than Elvis. Once again, Jimmy Buffett cooks up a fictional gumbo of dreamers, wackos, modern-day pirates, and sharks--as Frank and Trevor embark on a wild chase through the Caribbean Islands to Boomtown, an imaginary tropical oasis where anything can happen and everything does. Welcome to paradise., This #1 New York Times bestseller from singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett offers "enough hair-breadth escapes and miraculous rescues to fill two Robert Ludlam novels...and talking dolphins too"--Entertainment Weekly Where is Joe Merchant That's what his sister, Trevor Kane, the hemorrhoid-ointment heiress, wants to know. For Desdemona, Merchant is the missing link in her ongoing communications with space aliens. Tabloid journalist Rudy Breno only cares that Merchant gets bigger headlines than Elvis. And for renegade seaplane pilot Frank Bama, the mystery of the presumed-dead-but-often-sighted rock star is turning his life upside down. In his debut novel, Jimmy Buffett cooks up an irresistible gumbo of dreamers, wackos, pirates, and sharks, as he leads Trevor and Frank on a wild chase through the Caribbean Islands to a place where anything can happen . . . and everything does.
LC Classification NumberPS3552.U375W47 2003

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