Jack Tripper Stole My Dog [Kindle Edition]

Paul McGuire (Author)

Book Description

Jack Tripper Stole My Dog is a comedic, existentialist novel by Paul McGuire. It's a journey about Ivan, a Russian-born taxi driver from Brooklyn and how he mismanaged the triumvirate of women in his life: his wife, his daughter, and his lover. His struggles are not much like your own -- his life included a long history of lying, cheating, gossiping, infidelity, hijinks, incest, war, John Lennon murder conspiracies, suicide attempts, a bizarre and sick love triangle, turmoil, redemption, personal reflection, torture, murder, revenge and more redemption. The characters are a mixture of scorned lovers, psycho stalkers, literate pugnacious lesbians, Bill Gates, serial killers, the KGB, canine tossing, an Ecstasy-popping Hollywood director, a drug-peddling Mossad Agent, trans-gender pornogrpahy, date rapists, the Russian mafia, nefarious hippie bands, more junkies and drunks that you can shake a stick at, trick-turning Catholic high school girls, Jesus Freaks, swinging Upper East Side housewives, Internet disinformation, a trannie hot dog vendor, a heroin-smuggling minister, and of course, the CIA.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Paul McGuire is the author of "Lost Vegas: The Redneck Riviera, Existentialist Conversations with Strippers, and the World Series of Poker."

Product Details

• File Size: 257 KB
• Print Length: 168 pages
• Publisher: Tao of Pauly Media (April 20, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B00557L9GC
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #368,490 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Dark & Dirty City Heard From June 14, 2011

By Timothy J. Lavalli

Format:Paperback

If you love New York City, you will love Jack Tripper Stole My Dog. If you hate New York City, you will love Jack Tripper Stole My Dog. But NYC is just the gritty backdrop to a truly fascinating collection of character studies from the dirty underside of life. Much like his previous novel "Lost Vegas," Pauly has spent far too much time with these cranked up characters, which means we get to see and hear them in all their gory glory. Who knows what the experience does to the author but we can reap the benefits without actually touching the disease. Well worth the read. I wonder which city comes next on the Paul McGuire Hit Parade?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A World I don't live in but sure loved to read about... June 3, 2011

By Jerry Engel

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Talk about deviant...Ivan is one messed up dude who you can't help but love...and pity at the same time. A real fun, fast paced read about NYC in 2002 from the eyes of a Russian taxi driver who has seen and done it all. Well written and funny, sad, exciting, depressing...and that's on every page.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Read July 21, 2011

By J. K. Rutsky

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

If you are into tales that lean toward the seedier side, this is a book for you. Paul McGuire is like a new age Charles Bukowski, mixed with some Hunter S. Thompson and contemporary writers like Irvine Welsh and/or Chuck Palahniuk mixed in for good measure.

The book is about Russian-born, Brooklyn immigrant Ivan and his messed up life. Without giving away too much, McGuire blends Ivan's life with chapters about the people Ivan meets as a cab and limo driver in NYC. The book takes place in 2002, just after 9/11, which adds some color and context to the story.

I couldn't put this book down and finished it in a few days. Enjoy!

More About the Author

Paul 'Dr. Pauly' McGuire is a writer originally from New York City. He has lived in Las Vegas, NV on and off since 2005, yet currently resides in San Francisco, CA.

McGuire covered the World Series of Poker and numerous other major poker tournaments for Tao of Poker, Fox Sports, MSN, High Roller Magazine, Bluff Magazine, Poker Player Newspaper, LasVegasVegas.com, Vegas Seven, Poker Stars Blog, and PokerNews. His poker travels have taken him to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Atlantic City, Connecticut, Spain, Denmark, Monte Carlo, Australia, New Zealand, France, Sweden, the Netherlands, Hungary, Mexico, the Bahamas, Argentina, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Peru and the UK.

McGuire has also written for the UK Racing Post, Sportsbetting News, the OnGame Zone, the Borgata Casino, Las Vegas Business and Politics, Poker Pro Europe, PokerNews Magazine, Online Poker Pro, Poker From the Rail,Rise Poker, Wicked Chops Insider, Coventry Music, and Tao of Fear,