Odds against Tomorrow
About this audiobook
McGivern’s electrifying and complex crime novel brings together two misfits, one black and one white, with nothing left to lose. When the two team up for a bank robbery, they are about to play a sucker bet with their lives.
Earl had nothing, no job, no car, and no money. All he had was a woman who deserved more than he could give. He needed a chance at one last big score.
Ingram had fast hands with a deck of cards, a smooth line of talk, and a loan shark drooling for the chance to bust him up. He also had a partner, Earl, who hated him for his black skin.
Together, they have one shot at the big time. And when that fails, all they have is each other.
About the author
William P. McGivern (1919–1982) was born in Chicago but grew up in Mobile, Alabama. After quitting high school, he started to write and in his spare time read such authors as Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Hawthorne. In 1940, his works were published in Amazing Stories and Short Stories. He served in the US Army from 1943 to 1946. Before returning to the United States, he studied at the University of Birmingham. After leaving the service in 1946, he worked for two years as a police reporter for the Philadelphia Bulletin. Between 1949 and 1951, he was a reporter and reviewer in Philadelphia for the Evening Bulletin. His first novel, But Death Runs Faster, appeared in 1948, followed by several other novels. He received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America and in 1952 served as president of that organization in 1980. He also taught creative writing at the University of North Carolina. He was married to Maureen Daly, an editor and author of books for young people. In the 1960s, they moved to Hollywood, and he wrote for television (Banyon and Kojak, among other shows) and for movies. Several of his books were made into motion pictures, including The Big Heat, starring Glenn Ford and Lee Marvin, and Rogue Cop, starring Robert Taylor and Jane Leigh.
Tom Weiner, a dialogue director and voice artist best known for his roles in video games and television shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Transformers, is the winner of eight Earphones Awards and Audie Award finalist. He is a former member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
