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Where is Joe Merchant?
Where is Joe Merchant
Author: Jimmy Buffett
Where Is Joe Merchant? — That's what his sister, Trevor Kane, the hemorrhoid ointment heiress, wants to know. For South Seas psychic 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 the mystery of th...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780380721184
ISBN-10: 038072118X
Publication Date: 6/1993
Pages: 399
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 64 ratings
Publisher: Avon Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 2
Once again, Jimmy Buffet proves that he is at least as masterful an author as he is a songwriter. In fact, true Parrotheads will be able to identify the lyrics to quite a few of his songs spun together in arguably his best piece of fiction.
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Helpful Score: 2
You have to be a Parrothead for this one!!!!!!!:)
JoJo46580 avatar reviewed Where is Joe Merchant? on + 65 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A very entertaining read!
Jimmy Buffett is a grand storyteller!
I recommend this book to anyone who loves adventure
mystery, and romance, and not necesarily in that order. :-)
reviewed Where is Joe Merchant? on + 120 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A Jimmy Buffett entertaining read.
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Helpful Score: 1
Love it - the man can write a compelling novel just as well as he can write a wonderful song. And they both stick in your head - in a wonderful, friend-you-want-to-meet-again way!
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thoroughly enjoyable
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A wild Carribbean romp! Typical enjoyable Jimmy Buffet humour.
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FROM THE PUBLISHER
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.


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