Love, sex, death, money, and dogs -- they're all here in Dan
Lyons's debut novel, "Dog Days." Lyons gives us a hip and hilarious
tale of love (both canine and carnal) and a story of revenge gone
wrong. Packing the same contemporary verve as Douglas Coupland's
"Microserfs" and the criminally black humor of Elmore Leonard and
Carl Hiaasen, "Dog Days" is a coming-of-age story that deftly deals
with the confusion, hopes, and fears that go hand-in-hand with
being smart, ambitious, and twenty-four years old.
Reilly is a software developer living in Boston's North End. He's a
young guy in a young business where the speed of change guarantees
that only the fast survive. But Reilly doesn't know how fast things
can change until he starts playing vendetta with a local mafioso.
Before this fracas got started, Reilly thought he had it made. He
had a beautiful girlfriend named Jeanie who had rowed at Harvard,
and he and his roommate, Evan, were working on a project that was
going to make them both rich. But for Reilly, the good times don't
last long. First Jeanie leaves him for one of the suits in
marketing, and then his big project falls to pieces. Then one
summer night, Reilly decides to leave his vintage BMW in Davio
Giaccalone's parking space. Naturally enough, the car ends up
tireless. Reilly vows to get revenge, and he's angry enough to do
just about anything to even the score.
With Evan's help, Reilly devises a plan to take an eye for an eye
by abducting Giaccalone's most prized possession: a gorgeous
jet-black champion racing grey-hound named Coco. When their little
prank turns into serious blackmail with thirty thousand dollars on
the line, Reilly and Evan are in way over their heads.
But with the help of their friend and neighbor, the beautiful
Maria, they manage to return the dog and collect the money, only to
have Coco lead Giaccalone and his goons right back to their
doorstep. Taking Coco with them, the three flee as far and as fast
as they can. Soon Reilly must face a showdown not only with the
mobsters but also with himself, as he has to figure out what
matters most, love or money.
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