My Hawaiian Penthouse

In this engaging comic novel Mark A. Thompson spins a cautionary tale about the perils of too much drama drink and deceit. Filled with backstabbing greed and self-abasement <I>My Hawaiian Penthouse</I> tells the story of a would-be actor and an elderly millionaire-and their friendship (with privileges).</p>Growing up in small-town Michigan Teddy Sears takes his cues from the movies. Taught by his favorite stars (Bette Davis! Barbara Stanwyck! Elizabeth Taylor!) Teddy dreams big: big house big fame-and a trust fund for life. So with college degree in hand Teddy heads to Manhattan-only to land in a church production of <I>Godspell</I>. All is not lost however for there in the audience sits old-moneyed blue-blooded eighty-year-old Harold Armstrong. Before the night's over Teddy's got himself a patron-one who's worth a million dollars for every year he's lived on the planet.</p>Together Teddy and Harold travel to Hawaii where Teddy convinces Harold to buy a penthouse. Miraculously at last Teddy's future appears secure-that is until David Findlay arrives. Too pretty and too rich David Findlay is everything Teddy wants to be-but isn't. Is David Findlay too good to be true? Can David be trusted alone with Harold? Poor Teddy has his hands full as he works to throw Harold a birthday party and keep David out of Harold's will.</p>