{"product_id":"the-great-filling-station-holdup-crime-fiction-inspired-by-the-songs-of-jimmy-buffett","title":"The Great Filling Station Holdup: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Jimmy Buffett","description":"Jimmy Buffett is one of the great contemporary singer\/songwriters, and it’s hard to imagine a citizen of Planet Earth unfamiliar with such classic hits as “Margaritaville.” Jimmy has also written novels, children’s books, memoirs, and a stage musical based on Herman Wouk’s Don’t Stop the Carnival, and his family-friendly concerts almost always sell out to audiences comprised of a mix of dedicated Parrotheads, casual fans, and newbies.\n\nIn The Great Filling Station Holdup, editor Josh Pachter presents sixteen short crime stories by sixteen popular and up-and-coming crime writers, each story based on a song from one of the twenty-nine studio albums Jimmy has released over the last half century, from Leigh Lundin’s take on “Truckstop Salvation” (which appeared on Jimmy’s first LP, 1970’s Down to Earth) to M.E. Browning’s interpretation of “Einstein Was a Surfer” (from 2013’s Songs from St. Somewhere).\n\nIf you love Jimmy’s music or crime fiction or both, you’ll love The Great Filling Station Holdup. Mix yourself a boat drink, ask Alexa to put on a buffet of Buffett tunes, kick back, and enjoy!\n\nTable of Contents\n\nIntroduction by Josh Pachter\n\nDown to Earth (1970)\n“Truckstop Salvation” by Leigh Lundin\n\nA White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean (1973)\n“The Great Filling Station Holdup” by Josh Pachter\n\nA1A (1974)\n“A Pirate Looks at Forty” by Rick Ollerman\n\nChanges in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes (1977)\n“Tampico Trauma” by Michael Bracken\n\nSon of a Son of a Sailor (1978)\n“Cheeseburger in Paradise” by Don Bruns\n\nVolcano (1979)\n“Volcano” by Alison McMahan\n\nCoconut Telegraph (1981)\n“Incommunicado” by Bruce Robert Coffin\n\nSomewhere Over China (1981)\n“If I Could Just Get It On Paper” by Lissa Marie Redmond\n\nOne Particular Harbour (1983)\n“We Are the People Our Parents Warned Us About” by Elaine Viets\n\nRiddles in the Sand (1984)\n“Who’s the Blonde Stranger?” by Robert J. Randisi\n\nLast Mango in Paris (1985)\n“Everybody’s on the Run” by Laura Oles\n\nHot Water (1988)\n“Smart Woman (in a Real Short Skirt)” by Isabella Maldonado\n\nOff to See the Lizard (1989)\n“The Pascagoula Run” by Jeffery Hess\n\nDon’t Stop the Carnival (1998)\n“Public Relations” by Neil Plakcy\n\nBeach House on the Moon (1999)\n“Spending Money” by John M. Floyd\n\nSongs From St. Somewhere (2013)\n“Einstein Was a Surfer” by M.E. Browning\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1643961810\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1643961810.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Pachter, Josh|Coffin, Bruce Robert|Viets, Elaine|Bracken, Michael|Bruns, Don|Maldonado, Isabella|Floyd, John M.|Randisi, Robert J.|Browning, M.E.|Hess, Jeffery\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book has little sign of wear or use  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43476730478653,"sku":"BVV.1643961810.VG","price":16.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1643961810-0.jpg?v=1786829640","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-great-filling-station-holdup-crime-fiction-inspired-by-the-songs-of-jimmy-buffett","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}