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WELCOME TO PARADISE: A Novel
by Shames, Laurence
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0375502521
- ISBN 13
- 9780375502521
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, N. Y., U.S.A.: Villard Books, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In WELCOME TO PARADISE Laurence Shames this time brings us a hilarious novel of mistaken dentity and tropical crime that proves that while we all love the idea of a vacation, the truth is we often end up wishing we'd stayed home. For Alan Tuschman--mild-mannered furniture salesman from New Jersey, a man without an enemy--a vacation in Key West turns out to be not paradise but a hell of bizarre assaults on him, his property, and his sanity. Why? It might have something to do with the nickname emblazoned on his license plate. For Big Al Marracotta--Mafia capo and boss of New York's Fulton Fish Market--vacation is the time when a long career of crime and rancid sea-food finally threatens to catch up with him.And for lissome Katy Sansone, who is seeking no more than some sunshine and a little self-respect, Key West serves up a bafflement of Als, and way more danger than she'd packed for.Rich in the loopy insights and surprising tenderness that have become Shames's hallmarks, As new, first edition, first printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket.M120/ MBS2
Synopsis
Laurence Shames is the author of six previous novels: Florida Straits, Scavenger Reef, Sunburn, Tropical Depression, and Virgin Heat, and Mangrove Squeeze. With his wife, Marilyn, he divides his time between Key West and Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
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- Bookseller
- Joe Staats, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019256
- Title
- WELCOME TO PARADISE: A Novel
- Author
- Shames, Laurence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0375502521
- ISBN 13
- 9780375502521
- Publisher
- Villard Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, N. Y., U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 220
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Product_type
- 2
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Joe Staats, Bookseller
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