Fans of saturday night live may associate the author with deep thoughts, the subversive. Jul 16, 20 the stench of honolulu npr coverage of the stench of honolulu. Two friends who are given a treasure map by a travel agent embark on a quest for the golden monkey in the mysterious land of honolulu, where they meet untold dangers, encounter strange natives, and discover ancient ruins. Honolulu by alan brennert book club discussion questions. Hilarious excerpts from jack handeys the stench of honolulu. When my friend don suggested we go on a trip to the south seas together, and offered to pay for the. An excerpt from the novel the stench of honolulu, which comes out tomorrow. A reliably unreliable narrator and his friend, who is some other guy. The stench of honolulu may be just over 200 pages, but those pages are small the stench of honolulu is roughly the dimensions of a hardy boys adventure book, and the type on them is really big. A question of loyalty book two in the picture bride saga courage under fire.
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