{"product_id":"lucky-guy-paperback","title":"Lucky Guy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Irwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A deep and compelling dive into a question seldom answered: How lucky am I?\" Jerry Spinelli, Newbery Medalist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if you believed fate was on your side-even when the stakes are life and death? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A compelling tale of passion, poker, and unrealized dreams, a dizzying roulette wheel of chaos and happenstance. Irwin writes tight prose with sharp edges, and his newest novel is a stark reminder that choices almost always have consequences.\" Dinty W. Moore, author of \u003cem\u003eBetween Panic \u0026amp; Desire\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatt Martinez is not having a good day. He's nearly burned through his poker stake, his girlfriend is threatening to leave him over his gambling, his father is dying in hospice, and he can't seem to get along with his sister. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo top it off, he accidentally murders two people, and it isn't even lunch time yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Concisely written and propulsive... There's a lot of Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley in Matt, though Matt imagines himself a moral creature until, like Ripley, he blows right past all moral boundaries. Along the way, we get consistently fun dialogue. It's part of the book's strength that by the end, you understand the title is both ironic and fitting.\" Michael Backus, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing Point\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Heart is Meat: An 80s Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a writer the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e called \"witty and ingenious,\" \u003cem\u003eLucky Guy\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping psychological thriller about a would-be professional poker player whose faith in his own luck is as unshakable as it is seemingly unfounded. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Matt's world teeters on the edge of disaster, his belief in his own invincibility is put to the ultimate test. Haunted by secrets and feeling harassed on all sides, he must outwit the police, his own conscience, and a cunning rival obsessed with pushing Matt to the edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Matt is a complex antihero whose fanatic belief in his own luck leads him into increasingly perilous situations. The skill with which Jim Irwin crafts this multi-layered character is one of the book's great pleasures, and the fast-paced narrative alternates between dark suspense and dark comedy.\" Lori Robbins, Amazon bestselling author of the \u003cem\u003eOn Pointe\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMaster Class\u003c\/em\u003e mystery series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarkly comic and relentlessly suspenseful, \u003cem\u003eLucky Guy\u003c\/em\u003e is a sharp exploration of superstitions, fixations, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. Will Matt's luck finally run out? Or is he destined to beat the odds one last time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 314\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48442541408505,"sku":"9781967223039","price":23.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Z6dojMeaMo9781967223039.webp?v=1779699145","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/lucky-guy-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}