Pitch and Toss

Pitch and Toss is the story of two long-estranged lovers who plan and execute an audacious bet - to turn ten thousand dollars each into twenty million within just three months.

Inspired by Rudyard Kipling's epic poem "If", they must risk everything, at odds of one thousand to one, to save both their lives.

James Courtenay, in his debut novella, interweaves this caper with pace and humour as William and Greta race between Augusta, Milan, Barcelona, Mumbai and London to nudge the odds in their favour in their deadly gamble.

I wish, I wish, I wish in vain
That we could sit simply in that room again
Ten thousand dollars at the drop of a hat
I'd give it all gladly if our lives could be like that.

Bob Dylan's Dream, 1963