Genuinely Dangerous
by Mike McCrary
Art is about to imitate a life of crime.
Jasper knows you don’t quit the movie business. The movie business quits you.
He wants back in – Badly.
Needs a comeback – Badly.
And Jasper truly believes he can make a movie Hollywood will want – Badly.
Genuinely Dangerous follows the nightmarish yet hilarious journey of Jasper Tripp, a down-and-out filmmaker who embeds himself in a crew of wild and mysterious criminals so he can film a documentary that’ll land him back in the Hollywood fast lane.
From Mike McCrary, author of REMO WENT ROGUE, comes another unfiltered, unpredictable romp of a thriller where the insane becomes sane and life itself becomes Genuinely Dangerous.
Praise for Genuinely Dangerous and Mike McCrary
"McCrary's prose practically bounces off the page ... An energetic tale (Genuinely Dangerous) that will make readers root for its disreputable characters."
- Kirkus Reviews
"Either somebody set Chuck Palahniuk and Elmore Leonard up on a blind date or we have a new mad genius on our hands.”
- Peter Farris author of LAST CALL FOR THE LIVING
"A firebomb hurled at Hollywood leaving a trail of death a destruction in its wake. A slapstick crime caper that veers from documentary to action flick to snuff film. Genuinely Dangerous is exactly that - and so is author Mike McCrary."
- Eric Beetner author of RUMRUNNERS and THE DEVIL DOESN'T WANT ME
"It's almost inhuman how frequently and effectively this book ups the ante on the reader. A blitz of mayhem that ends in spectacular—and hysterical—fashion."
- Rob Hart author of NEW YORKED and CITY OF ROSE
"Genuinely Dangerous is a sharp and witty immorality tale. It's the story of a man who has a really bad idea, and knows how to pull it off. Read this to your kids and teach them some lessons. (Maybe keep the matches away from them afterward.) Mike McCrary can tell a story with just the right mix of pace, violence, and humor. He just made my Christmas list."
- Jay Stringer author of WAYS TO DIE IN GLASGOW
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Top Ten of 2016*
Scott Montgomery, Mystery People
"McCrary's prose practically bounces off the page ... An energetic tale (Genuinely Dangerous) that will make readers root for its disreputable characters."
- Kirkus Reviews
"A firebomb hurled at Hollywood leaving a trail of death a destruction in its wake. A slapstick crime caper that veers from documentary to action flick to snuff film. Genuinely Dangerous is exactly that - and so is author Mike McCrary."
- Eric Beetner author of RUMRUNNERS and THE DEVIL DOESN'T WANT ME
"I know a thing or two about what happens when a writer gets mixed up with criminals. McCrary nails it, spinning a dynamite yarn that could have come straight from my autobiography, BRACE YOURSELF (coming to a bookstore near you). Funny, violent, and a bit depraved. Brace Godfrey approves."
- Brace Godfrey, Anthony Award-nominated author of FELIZ NAVIDEAD and BLOOD & TACOS
"It's almost inhuman how frequently and effectively this book ups the ante on the reader. A blitz of mayhem that ends in spectacular--and hysterical--fashion."
- Rob Hart author of NEW YORKED and CITY OF ROSE
"I'm not sure who needs therapy more, McCrary or me. Not many books can make you squirm, laugh, and pump your fist. Genuinely Dangerous is one of a kind and McCrary's Jasper may be the most twisted hero this century."
- Tom Pitts author of HUSTLE, PIGGYBACK and host of Skid Row Chatter at Authors on the Air network
"Genuinely Dangerous is a sharp and witty immorality tale. It's the story of a man who has a really bad idea, and knows how to pull it off. Read this to your kids and teach them some lessons. (Maybe keep the matches away from them afterwards.) Mike McCrary can tell a story with just the right mix of pace, violence, and humor. He just made my Christmas list."
- Jay Stringer author of WAYS TO DIE IN GLASGOW
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About the Author
Mike McCrary is a screenwriter and author. His short fiction has appeared in ThugLit, All Due Respect, Dark Corners, Out of the Gutter, Shotgun Honey and The Big Adios. Mike has been a waiter, securities trader, dishwasher, investment manager, and an unpaid Hollywood intern. He's quit corporate America, come back, been fired, been promoted and fired again. Currently, he writes stories about questionable people who make questionable decisions.
Jasper knows you don’t quit the movie business. The movie business quits you.
He wants back in – Badly.
Needs a comeback – Badly.
And Jasper truly believes he can make a movie Hollywood will want – Badly.
Genuinely Dangerous follows the nightmarish yet hilarious journey of Jasper Tripp, a down-and-out filmmaker who embeds himself in a crew of wild and mysterious criminals so he can film a documentary that’ll land him back in the Hollywood fast lane.
From Mike McCrary, author of REMO WENT ROGUE, comes another unfiltered, unpredictable romp of a thriller where the insane becomes sane and life itself becomes Genuinely Dangerous.
Praise for Genuinely Dangerous and Mike McCrary
"McCrary's prose practically bounces off the page ... An energetic tale (Genuinely Dangerous) that will make readers root for its disreputable characters."
- Kirkus Reviews
"Either somebody set Chuck Palahniuk and Elmore Leonard up on a blind date or we have a new mad genius on our hands.”
- Peter Farris author of LAST CALL FOR THE LIVING
"A firebomb hurled at Hollywood leaving a trail of death a destruction in its wake. A slapstick crime caper that veers from documentary to action flick to snuff film. Genuinely Dangerous is exactly that - and so is author Mike McCrary."
- Eric Beetner author of RUMRUNNERS and THE DEVIL DOESN'T WANT ME
"It's almost inhuman how frequently and effectively this book ups the ante on the reader. A blitz of mayhem that ends in spectacular—and hysterical—fashion."
- Rob Hart author of NEW YORKED and CITY OF ROSE
"Genuinely Dangerous is a sharp and witty immorality tale. It's the story of a man who has a really bad idea, and knows how to pull it off. Read this to your kids and teach them some lessons. (Maybe keep the matches away from them afterward.) Mike McCrary can tell a story with just the right mix of pace, violence, and humor. He just made my Christmas list."
- Jay Stringer author of WAYS TO DIE IN GLASGOW
**Review
Top Ten of 2016*
Scott Montgomery, Mystery People
"McCrary's prose practically bounces off the page ... An energetic tale (Genuinely Dangerous) that will make readers root for its disreputable characters."
- Kirkus Reviews
"A firebomb hurled at Hollywood leaving a trail of death a destruction in its wake. A slapstick crime caper that veers from documentary to action flick to snuff film. Genuinely Dangerous is exactly that - and so is author Mike McCrary."
- Eric Beetner author of RUMRUNNERS and THE DEVIL DOESN'T WANT ME
"I know a thing or two about what happens when a writer gets mixed up with criminals. McCrary nails it, spinning a dynamite yarn that could have come straight from my autobiography, BRACE YOURSELF (coming to a bookstore near you). Funny, violent, and a bit depraved. Brace Godfrey approves."
- Brace Godfrey, Anthony Award-nominated author of FELIZ NAVIDEAD and BLOOD & TACOS
"It's almost inhuman how frequently and effectively this book ups the ante on the reader. A blitz of mayhem that ends in spectacular--and hysterical--fashion."
- Rob Hart author of NEW YORKED and CITY OF ROSE
"I'm not sure who needs therapy more, McCrary or me. Not many books can make you squirm, laugh, and pump your fist. Genuinely Dangerous is one of a kind and McCrary's Jasper may be the most twisted hero this century."
- Tom Pitts author of HUSTLE, PIGGYBACK and host of Skid Row Chatter at Authors on the Air network
"Genuinely Dangerous is a sharp and witty immorality tale. It's the story of a man who has a really bad idea, and knows how to pull it off. Read this to your kids and teach them some lessons. (Maybe keep the matches away from them afterwards.) Mike McCrary can tell a story with just the right mix of pace, violence, and humor. He just made my Christmas list."
- Jay Stringer author of WAYS TO DIE IN GLASGOW
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About the Author
Mike McCrary is a screenwriter and author. His short fiction has appeared in ThugLit, All Due Respect, Dark Corners, Out of the Gutter, Shotgun Honey and The Big Adios. Mike has been a waiter, securities trader, dishwasher, investment manager, and an unpaid Hollywood intern. He's quit corporate America, come back, been fired, been promoted and fired again. Currently, he writes stories about questionable people who make questionable decisions.