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Scott Thomas
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Jeff Strand
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After a disastrous evening playing slot machines, Ethan Caustin wonders how he's going to explain his massive loss to his wife and kids. As he tries to find his way out of the casino, sick to his stomach and filled with self-loathing, he's approached by a stranger who offers a solution to his problem.
It's a simple game. A 99 percent chance for him to win $10,000. In the remote chance that he loses...well, he'll be strapped into a device that shatters his left arm.
The odds are very much in his favor. But this is only the first round.
As the game goes on, the prizes and penalties keep changing, along with his chances of winning. As the high stakes get out of control and Ethan desperately wants to quit, he'll learn that they've only offered him one means of escape: Play the game to the very end....
A thrilling novel of suspense from the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Pressure and My Pretties.
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- AliceNRoses
- 09-13-24
Heck Yeah! What a fun little ride!
Wow I really enjoyed this book! This is my first from this author, but I'll absolutely be checking more out! Got my attention from the very beginning, and the pace kept up! Narrator was great!
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- Max Garrison
- 01-15-25
Unmercifully Suspenseful
I'm a fan of Strand's work and he really knows how to make his readers and characters squirm.
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- Craig
- 03-11-25
What an awesome red!
I binged this in one day. A man with a gambling addiction enters a deadly game where the odds are decreasingly in his favor.
Highly recommend
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- Al Tessitore
- 10-04-21
Kept me interested to the end
I really liked the story and the performances. I couldn't stop listening until the end.
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- Verna B.
- 08-25-23
This was fun!!
I loved it!! This was a fun and entertaining book. It was funny, thrilling and overall a wild ride. I loved the story, the narration and all of the characters!! Easy 5 stars! Gotta read more from Jeff Strand.
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- Christie410
- 07-29-24
5 Stars
Excellent book! Perfect narrations. I thought I knew where this book was going…but I was wrong!
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- CableMonkey
- 10-02-24
Love the cringe of the circumstances
Stories where people make bad decisions that cause them to spiral down to worse and worse outcomes always make me cringe. I have dreams like this and they make me anxious. I think reading stories like this just adds fuel to the fire, but I just can't quit.
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- Deedra
- 04-26-21
The Odds
This was quite a book! Don't ever take a help from someone in a casino looking to play a game! Scott Thomas was a terrific narrator.I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.'
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- Kristofer Scott Stoner
- 09-26-23
Loved this story!!
I loved everything about this book! The performance was perfect in every way, the story was intriguing and fun and I can't wait to listen to another book by Jeff Strand. He's becoming one of my favorite authors.
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- Nicole
- 09-19-24
Great read!
This was a great read! Had me on the edge of my seat and surprise ending! I received a free copy and left my honest review
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