Reed, Ishmael

New York. 1974. October 1974. Random House. 1st American Edition. Previous Owner’s Name Penned in Front, Otherwise Very Good in Faded Dustjacket. 0394491882. 179 pages. hardcover. Cover design suggested by Ishmael Reed. keywords: Black America Literature. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Louisiana Red is more than just Tabasco's chief rival. Not only will it burn your tongue, it can kill as well. All over the Americas people do each other in because they are full of Louisiana Red, which causes them to slam the door, fly off at the handle and feel the need to cut somebody. After the murder of a ‘Business' associate who made an eloquent attempt to put Louisiana Red into its Last Days where it belongs, Papa LaBas, private eye and noonday HooDoo travels to Berkeley, California, ‘The City of Many Churches, ‘and runs right smack into Louisiana Red and its physical incarnation, Minnie the Moocher, an old rival. Will old Louisiana Red, this hot-headed, red-eyed monster which provokes people to harm each other over a hamburger, prevail? Or will Papa LaBas once again break the case wide open by Using his customary techniques of taking a long shot, dropping hints, planting leaks and sending out feelers? It's an eternal question. inventory #12533 ISBN: 0394491882.