Buy this book on-line Robert Merkin : The South Florida Book of the DeadWilliam Morrow and Company, Inc., New York, 1982 ISBN 0688009883
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. CD3 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, light tanning and shelf wear. Includes a laid in publisher's "Review Copy" plate. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. 9.5"x6.5", 299 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Becker knew that the dangerous game of drug dealing was no place for amateurs. But unloading a little cocaine or marijuana at midnight in dark coves along the Florida coast seemed like such a cinch for easy cash. Becker and his friend Richard could have been the boys next door; instead, they slid effortlessly into dealing drugs. The big haul of their own is Becker's idea. He gathers his odd assortment of friends into a meticulous, foolproof plan for the big score - from financing through a creative banker, to a rendezvous with the Colombian mother ship, to distributing packaged happiness up and down the East Coast. As his friend Richard says when things start to go wrong, "The road to hell was always paved with Backertalk, with Backerlogic, and after he got you there and the gates closed forever behind you, you looked back through them at the trail of Beckerlogic and you still couldn't see the flaw in it." But there is a flaw. Becker's plan hadn't included dodging a surprisingly well-informed Coast Guard, shady copes, spacy and ruthless women, and rival dealers. As the plan unravels, it seems as if all of Key West is after Becker and the contents of his joy-filled duffel bag. As Becker dashes after the pieces, the humor gets blacker and the action wilder in this hilarious and riveting first novel.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Robert Merkin : The South Florida Book of the Dead. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including rare books, libri antichi, livres illustrées, livres d'occasion and out-of-print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |