Quiet Desperation by Alfred C. Martino


Quiet Desperation
Title : Quiet Desperation
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ISBN : 1593166451
ISBN-10 : 9781593166458
Language : English
Format Type : ebook
Number of Pages : 30
Publication : First published October 26, 2012

Imagine for a moment, you’re Marcus Cooper. A slick stranger meets you in a bar. You're drunk. You talk a lot. Without you realizing it, he’s learning about you. Your desire for money and women. By night’s end, he makes you a million-dollar proposition to cause a drunk-driving accident.

Sounds crazy to you? Maybe, maybe not.

You’re out of work. Bills are piling up. You owe your bookie six grand. But mostly, you're twenty years removed from being the high school football hero you once were, doubting how much longer life is worth living.

Do you take the chance?


Quiet Desperation Reviews


  • Zoey 💫🛋️📚☕️🫖💫

    This is actually entertaining. It ended abruptly though, but it’s a very short story (maybe 45 minutes). It kind of reminded me of The Twilight Zone in the way it’s mysterious, (not scary) and you know things aren’t going to go as planned, but you don’t know what’s going to happen. It kept my attention, especially since I was picturing it being a Twilight Zone episode lol ... so I’d recommend it.

  • Lisa

    I stumbled across this little oddity on Hoopla. Not bad but I think I missed the punchline?

  • Hanna Gray

    I really enjoyed this audiobook but it felt unfinished. It's a little under an hour long so it's a great choice if you don't drive a lot. The stranger is really enticing and I love the intuitive nature he is given. Mark is a loser and at the end of risking his life he gets the loser prize of Stone memorabilia. He also gets some pretty major injuries from his car wreck and no more money than he started off with.

  • Cynthia

    Actually, I listened to it on audio, so maybe that makes a difference....I seem to get distracted easily when listening to books. I did listen to it twice, since it is a short story, to see if I missed something....but it didn't seem to make a difference in my rating.