Welcome to Paradise - Hardcover
When two very different men--Big Al Marracotta, the mafioso head of New York's Fulton Fish Market, and furniture salesman Alan Tuschman--both decide to drive to Florida, each with vanity license plates reading "Big Al," for some rest and relaxation, a comedy of mistaken identity and tropical crime ensues. 25,000 first printing.
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In the writing of it, at least, Welcome to Paradise went more smoothly and was more fun than anything I've done in years. When I needed a plot twist, one appeared. The characters kept saying things that surprised me--things I didn't know they had it in them to say. Also, the book allowed me to explore a theme I've thought about for decades: The difficulty of really relaxing and enjoying a vacation--even in Key West!--and the strange embarrassment many of us feel about admitting we'd really rather be back home. And it gave me a chance to do some really creepy things with seafood...Hope you enjoy it!
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In the writing of it, at least, Welcome to Paradise went more smoothly and was more fun than anything I've done in years. When I needed a plot twist, one appeared. The characters kept saying things that surprised me--things I didn't know they had it in them to say. Also, the book allowed me to explore a theme I've thought about for decades: The difficulty of really relaxing and enjoying a vacation--even in Key West!--and the strange embarrassment many of us feel about admitting we'd really rather be back home. And it gave me a chance to do some really creepy things with seafood...Hope you enjoy it!
Laurence Shames is the author of six previous Key West novels: Mangrove Squeeze, Virgin Heat, Tropical Depression, Sunburn, Scavenger Reef, and . He is also the uncredited co-writer of the New York Times bestseller Boss of Bosses. He lives with his wife, Marilyn, in Key West, Florida.
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- PublisherRandom House USA Inc
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0375502521
- ISBN 13 9780375502521
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages220
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