LUCKY DAY

Mara Wilson strikes a serious tone as this existential horror audiobook becomes gradually more absurd. Vera is a passionate statistics and probability professor and soon-to-be-author. But a global catastrophe, termed a Low Probability Event, leads to the sudden deaths of millions, including her own mother, under astronomically improbable odds. Years later, agent Special Agent Layne recruits Vera for help uncovering the connection between that tragedy and an impossibly lucky casino. Wilson's sober narration style and consistent pacing create an amusing juxtaposition with the unlucky events that unfold in front of Vera, including fish falling from the sky and monkeys bashing people with typewriters. Wilson's emotional connection to Vera genuinely depicts her trauma, and she voices Vera's statistical breakdowns with engagement. S.K.R. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2025]