"Man from Ogeechee: Let the Gavel Fall" chronicles both the personal side of Judge Odom growing up in rural South Georgia and the impressive law career including prominent cases like; State vs. Hargroves, which was the first Georgia case to use a lie detector to win the acquittal of a person convicted of murder; and Wells vs. Wells, a case that traveled all the way to the Georgia Supreme Court.

This book has been called a "must read" for all lawyers, especially younger ones who are just getting into the legal profession. Judge Odom illustrates what can be accomplished with hard work, attention to details, and commitment to clients.

Judge Odom had a true love for the law as evidence throughout his book and by the end you will too.