Odds against Tomorrow

Name: Odds against Tomorrow
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: William P. McGivern
ISBN: 9781433216756

Author: William P. McGivern

Narrator: Tom Weiner

Unabridged: 6 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 08/12/2008

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller

Synopsis

Earl had nothing except a woman who deserved more than he could give. Ingram had fast hands with a deck of cards and a loan shark drooling for the chance to bust him up. Together, they have one shot at the big time. And when that fails, all they have is each other.

About William P. McGivern

William P. McGivern (1919–1982), born in Chicago, grew up in Mobile, Alabama. After quitting high school, he started to write. He served in World War II and then studied in England before returning to the United States, where he worked as a police reporter for the Philadelphia Bulletin. After his first novels appeared in the 1940s, he received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. In the 1960s he and his wife moved to Hollywood, where he wrote for film and television. Several of his books were made into motion pictures, including The Big Heat and Rogue Cop.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Francesc on July 07, 2020

Novela de desesperados y de la desesperación que les lleva a embarcarse en un proyecto para el cual no están preparados. Los protagonistas están muy bien definidos y están llenos de contradicciones. Aunque al principio no lo parezca, es un canto a la amistad y al antiracismo. Esta novela tiene uno de......more

Goodreads review by Corey on September 10, 2015

Better than I thought it was going to be. It's a caper story but there is actually little about the caper. Instead it's more an examination of the men who try to pull it off. Memorable characters.......more

Goodreads review by Robert on July 23, 2020

Odds Against Tomorrow is a classic caper story written with deep existential probing of the main characters worthy of something by Camus or Dostoevsky. The main character, Earl, is a man in search of his identity and is on the brink of existential oblivion following his discharge from the Army in Wo......more

Goodreads review by Tom on February 09, 2018

Classic noir. Still holds up. The beauty of the American noir thrillers is that they deal with everyday working class Americans trying to make it after WWII. That's why they are so vivid and real. They are about real people.......more

Goodreads review by Cindy B. on July 09, 2014

Reader: Tom Weiner does a good job with pacing and accents. Adds much to this historical look at racial relations in post-WWII America- ugly thing. Mystery is a bank robbery gone bad. ©text 1957/audio 2008......more