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  • The Odds

  • By: Jeff Strand
  • Narrated by: Scott Thomas
  • Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (118 ratings)

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The Odds

By: Jeff Strand
Narrated by: Scott Thomas
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Publisher's summary

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.

©2020 Jeff Strand (P)2021 Jeff Strand
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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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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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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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Excellent book! Perfect narrations. I thought I knew where this book was going…but I was wrong!

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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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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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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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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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Don’t Gamble

I enjoyed this horrific suspenseful thriller about a gambling addict. Ethan Caustin is supposed to be working but ends up in a casino and he loses. He makes a deal with Rick and ends up winning a lot but ends up putting him and his family in danger. It is fast paced, violent with a hint of humor and good narration. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. THANK YOU!

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A Riveting, Scary Good Thrill Ride

Nintey-Nine percent odds in his favor they said, it will be easy they said. What’s that saying? Oh yes, Famous … Last … Words! For Ethan Caustin, a fall off the gambling wagon sets into motion a nightmare of epic proportions! “The Odds” is a brilliant, edge of your seat, horror thriller! Fabulously written and brilliantly, beautifully narrated, this one had me burning the midnight oil! I loved the “gallows humor” that was present in this scary good plot! I’m not going into details because I don’t want to ruin any of the twisty turns and surprises in this fabulous story, just know the both are plentiful and I saw NONE coming! The characters, THESE characters, are delightfully unique, some definitely quirky, and some bordering on beautifully ODD, but ALL fabulously defined and ALL throughly developed! The brilliantly written dialogue is sometimes humorously horrifying, sometimes refreshingly outrageous, but at all times perfection! Dynamically brought to life by narration that is beautifully emotive with voicing choices uniquely suited to each individual character, this audio production is a first class winner across the board! Five glorious stars. I loved it!

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