Helpful Score: 2
You have to be a Parrothead for this one!!!!!!!:)
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.
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. :-)
Jimmy Buffett is a grand storyteller!
I recommend this book to anyone who loves adventure
mystery, and romance, and not necesarily in that order. :-)
Helpful Score: 1
A Jimmy Buffett entertaining read.
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!
Helpful Score: 1
I love Jimmy Buffet and his music, but I think Jimmy was smoking some wacky tobaccy when he wrote this one. I can't believe that life in the Carribbean is really this wierd.
You may love it, but it was not my cup of tea. Genny
You may love it, but it was not my cup of tea. Genny
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.
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.
A wham bam powerful adventure. A tale so tall even Mark Twain couldn't see over it. This book is full of wacky characters, very eccentric, and amusing. You do not have to be a parrothead to enjoy reading another of Jimmy Buffet's accomplishments.
Kick back in your hammock or on your swing, read a little, and take a trip to Florida along with other exotic locales. You will really enjoy this one!
Kick back in your hammock or on your swing, read a little, and take a trip to Florida along with other exotic locales. You will really enjoy this one!
Pretty good read, from the King of Margaritaville. Jimmy Buffett delivers a nice, relaxing read.
A wild Carribbean romp! Typical enjoyable Jimmy Buffet humour.
thoroughly enjoyable
From the inside front:
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 needed to connect her with other worlds. And the mystery of the presumed dead but oft-sighted rock star's disappearance is pulling renegade sea plane pilot Frank Bama into the perilous path of psychos, wackos, pirates and dictators--on a wild ride from Key West to the Caribbean to a lush tropical paradise 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 South Seas psychic Desdemona, Merchant is the missing link needed to connect her with other worlds. And the mystery of the presumed dead but oft-sighted rock star's disappearance is pulling renegade sea plane pilot Frank Bama into the perilous path of psychos, wackos, pirates and dictators--on a wild ride from Key West to the Caribbean to a lush tropical paradise where anything can happen...and everything does.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
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.
