"A raunchy , racy mystery"
The entire borough of Manhattan must be on vacation
except for Kinky Friedman and his silent feline. Things
look boring from every perspective until reporter Will
Hoover calls to inform Kinky that one of his Village
Irregulars Mike McGovern has vanished. Knowing the
importance of taking care of your own kind, Kinky prefers
boredom and ignoring Mike's disappearance. However, that maniac Stephanie DuPont has to come home
to bury her pain in butt mutt. In her delicate bull in a
crowded midtown bar approach to life, Stephanie puts the
pressure on Kinky to travel to that Pacific Island Hawaii
where Mike disappeared while on a beach stroll. Joined by
other friends, Kinky and Stephanie head to Hawaii only to
be caught up in island folklore with Don Ho as their guide,
but those are not Tiny Bubbles trying to sacrifice the New
York mob. The latest Kinky Friedman investigative tale is as
wild, irreverent, and amusing as ever as the Kinkster gives
Manhattan a break and takes out his charm on Hawaii. The
change of scenery shows that Kinky can be placed in the
middle of Wall St. or inside a volcano and still act the
same. As usual in a Kinky tale, it is the characters and
their facetious actions, reactions, and antics that light
up an offbeat investigation. No question that the
Islanders (that is Hawaiians) would want to not only deport
Kinky and company back to that other island, but also keep
him persona non grata for at least five lifetimes as this
crowd is no Gidget Takes Hawaii crowd. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted August 23, 2001
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