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Dumb Luck: An Urban Legend
A real-world adventure filled with action, danger, humor, and hope.
An orphan runs away from her homeless camp to search for a treasure trove hidden in the Garden of the Gods.
Trudy was abandoned in a dumpster and grew up living off the streets and her wits. In her early teens, she gets an unexpected visit from her hero—the wanderer who rescued her from the trash years earlier. He’s a loner and gambler with no interest in being her guardian. But fate intercedes when a freak accident provides clues to the whereabouts of a buried fortune.
Trudy’s dream is to find a home, not wealth. But seizing the opportunity to escape her dead-end life, she uses the lure of easy money to recruit her savior and two other homeless men to accompany her on a cross-country bicycle trip to the promised land of Colorado. Their devil-may-care adventure, however, quickly becomes a desperate fight for survival against ruthless criminals hell-bent on getting the loot for themselves.
From homeless to hero, Dumb Luck celebrates the ultimate underdog, and her life-changing journey reveals a new world where old dreams die and a legend is born.
An orphan runs away from her homeless camp to search for a treasure trove hidden in the Garden of the Gods.
Trudy was abandoned in a dumpster and grew up living off the streets and her wits. In her early teens, she gets an unexpected visit from her hero—the wanderer who rescued her from the trash years earlier. He’s a loner and gambler with no interest in being her guardian. But fate intercedes when a freak accident provides clues to the whereabouts of a buried fortune.
Trudy’s dream is to find a home, not wealth. But seizing the opportunity to escape her dead-end life, she uses the lure of easy money to recruit her savior and two other homeless men to accompany her on a cross-country bicycle trip to the promised land of Colorado. Their devil-may-care adventure, however, quickly becomes a desperate fight for survival against ruthless criminals hell-bent on getting the loot for themselves.
From homeless to hero, Dumb Luck celebrates the ultimate underdog, and her life-changing journey reveals a new world where old dreams die and a legend is born.
242 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 11, 2024
About the author
Marc J. Reilly
19 books5 followersI began my storytelling as an actor on the stage, and later moved into directing and writing for theater. I later adapted these skills for the screen where I worked as a director, cameraman, producer and writer. For the past few years, I have concentrated solely on the writing of novels. My goal is to inspire people to dream big and life life like it's the bottom of the 9th.
My taste in books varies from comedy/crime capers to mysteries and westerns. But in a pinch, I'll read just about anything that's available except science fiction, horror and sappy romance.
My favorite activity is pounding away on the keyboard. When I'm not doing that, I'm pounding balls on a pool table.
My taste in books varies from comedy/crime capers to mysteries and westerns. But in a pinch, I'll read just about anything that's available except science fiction, horror and sappy romance.
My favorite activity is pounding away on the keyboard. When I'm not doing that, I'm pounding balls on a pool table.
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December 10, 2024
A nice read
A sometimes touching story about a group of people who set out on bicycles to seek a treasure. I guess it would have been nice to have a bit more character development. I would love to know more about the players and how they came to be in the place they found themselves. Trudy, I understood, but at the beginning, she seemed reserved and quiet, but suddenly she was outspoken and in some ways a leader to these men.
A sometimes touching story about a group of people who set out on bicycles to seek a treasure. I guess it would have been nice to have a bit more character development. I would love to know more about the players and how they came to be in the place they found themselves. Trudy, I understood, but at the beginning, she seemed reserved and quiet, but suddenly she was outspoken and in some ways a leader to these men.
August 25, 2024
A new perspective on homeless ness.
Touching characters, morally encouraging, moves right along. I wanted to continue reading, even if it was 1 am. Wanted to cheer the characters along on their journey. The descriptions of the Midwest landscape made me laugh. A downright good story!
Touching characters, morally encouraging, moves right along. I wanted to continue reading, even if it was 1 am. Wanted to cheer the characters along on their journey. The descriptions of the Midwest landscape made me laugh. A downright good story!
August 22, 2024
Dumb Luck: An Urban Legend
This book was so much fun to read. It is a fresh story line that is well written and witty.
This book was so much fun to read. It is a fresh story line that is well written and witty.
February 24, 2025
Wasn't sure what to expect from this book, but found a well crafted story with a great set of characters that you find yourself rooting for all the way through.
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