Plot

Two booksellers search for diamonds in Africa, along the way meeting a visually-impaired gunner, a hungry lion, and a tribe of cannibals.

When bookseller Buzz cons Diana into thinking fellow bookseller Stanley knows a great deal about Africa they are abducted and ordered to lead Diana and her henchmen to an African tribe. After encounters with lion tamers, giant apes and a wild river, Buzz returns to America. Stanley finds diamonds and buys the store they once worked for, hiring Buzz as its elevator operator.—Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>

Bookseller Buzz Johnson is on a mission to find the ultimate treasure: a diamond stash hidden in the depths of the African jungle. And he's not alone. He's enlisted the help of his colleague, Stanley Livington, who claims he can reproduce a rare map that will lead them straight to the loot. But their journey is far from easy. Having convinced beautiful adventurer Diana Emerson that they know what they're doing, the duo must first deal with the tangled jungle and its many dangers, ranging from wild animals to a cannibal tribe that will stop at nothing to protect their land. And as if that weren't enough, they also have to confront a strange orangutan and a near-sighted gunman who can't hit the broad side of a barn. Will Buzz and Stanley successfully navigate the treacherous terrain and make it back to America wealthy?—Nick Riganas