Lucky Day
Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle, published by Tor Publishing Group on August 12, 2025, is a thought-provoking narrative that explores the aftermath of a catastrophic event known as the Low-Probability Event, where eight million people died in bizarre and improbable ways. The story follows Vera, a former statistics and probability professor, as she grapples with the chaos that ensued from this disaster. When Special Agent Layne arrives seeking her expertise to investigate a suspiciously lucky casino, Vera finds herself drawn into a web of intrigue that challenges her understanding of luck and order in a world turned upside down.
In this edition, readers will encounter a blend of science fiction, horror, and elements of genre fiction as Vera confronts the implications of a reality where anything is possible. The narrative delves into themes of existentialism and the struggle to find meaning in the face of overwhelming odds. With a page count of 240, this English-language book invites readers to reflect on the nature of luck and the fragility of life in a world where the improbable can become reality.
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“An existential masterwork that, like life, is equal parts atrocity and delights.”—Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of Masters of Death
Lucky Day is the instant USA Today and Indie bestseller from Chuck Tingle, where one woman must go up against horrifying odds to save the world.
Four years ago, an unthinkable disaster occurred. In what was later known as the Low-Probability Event, eight million people were killed in a single day, each of them dying in improbable, bizarre ways: strangled by balloon ropes, torn apart by exploding manhole covers, attacked by a chimpanzee wielding a typewriter. A day of freak accidents that proved anything is possible, no matter the odds. Luck is real now, and it’s not always good.
Vera, a former statistics and probability professor, lost everything that day, and she still struggles to make sense of the unbelievable catastrophe. To her, the LPE proved that the God of Order is dead and nothing matters anymore.
When Special Agent Layne shows up on Vera’s doorstep, she learns he’s investigating a suspiciously—and statistically impossibly—lucky casino. He needs her help to prove the casino’s success is connected to the deaths of millions, and it’s Vera’s last chance to make sense of a world that doesn’t.
Because what’s happening in Vegas isn’t staying there, and she’s the only thing that stands between the world and another deadly improbability.
Also by Chuck Tingle:
Bury Your Gays
Camp Damascus
Straight
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