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White Shadow Audiobook

By: Ace Atkins
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Read By: Michael Braun Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 0 hours and 00 min. at 1.5x Speed 0 hours and 00 min. at 2.0x Speed Release Date: February 2024 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9798890597731
3.07357664233577 out of 53.07357664233577 out of 53.07357664233577 out of 53.07357664233577 out of 53.07357664233577 out of 5 (3.07) - 137 listener ratings
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Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

23

Longest Chapter Length:

53:28 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

19 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

34:30 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

28

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Publisher Description

1955: Tampa, Florida is a city pulsing with Sicilian and Cuban gangsters, cigar factories, sweet rum, and violence. The death of retired kingpin Charlie Wall—the White Shadow—has shocked the city, sending cops, reporters, and associates scrambling to find those responsible. As the trail winds through neighborhoods rich and poor, enmeshing the innocent and corrupt alike all the way down to the streets and casinos of Havana, an extraordinary story of revenge, honor, and greed emerges. For Charlie Wall had his secrets—secrets that if discovered could destroy a criminal empire and ignite a revolution.

“This book succeeds both as a first-rate historical novel and as a superb crime story. It packs the emotional wallop of Dennis Lehane’s Mystic River. It is as gritty as James Ellroy’s L.A. Confidential. And yet, the prose is as lyrical as James Lee Burke’s Crusader’s Cross. With White Shadow, Atkins has found his true voice.”—Associated Press

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"An interesting historical crime novel. Based on true facts about the death of Charlie Wall in Tampa, FL in the 1950`s. A little slow in the first half, but became more and more interesting after that. It was neat to learn about life in that city in that era! Very good and educational!"

— Martha (4 out of 5 stars)

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  • “This book succeeds both as a first-rate historical novel and as a superb crime story…With White Shadow, Atkins has found his true voice.”

    — Associated Press

  • “Atkins, who wrote an award-winning series of Tampa Tribune articles on real-life gangster Charlie Wall, uses the Mob boss’ 1955 murder as a launching point for an atmospheric tale of turf war between Sicilian and Cuban gangsters in Tampa’s Latin Quarter.”

    — Publishers Weekly

  • “Atkins makes 1950s Florida as cool and hip as tomorrow in this outstanding novel.”

    — Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author

White Shadow Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 3.52941176470588 out of 53.52941176470588 out of 53.52941176470588 out of 53.52941176470588 out of 53.52941176470588 out of 5 (3.53)
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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Flavorful depiction of Tampa underworld in the '30s and 40s. "

    — Duffy, 12/2/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " The jury is currently out on this book. I do enjoy Ace...just the name itself is fun. Ace. He lives in Oxford and writes mainly about Memphis. Anyone that mentions Graceland Too in a novel has got a vote from me:) "

    — Melinda, 11/15/2013
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " It was OK. I did not find it that ineresting. "

    — Al, 10/15/2013
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " Couldn't finish it ... lots and lots of Florida noir and description, multiple not-so-interesting characters, slow-paced narrative, meh. "

    — Charles, 3/21/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This is a great murder mystery set in 1950's Tampa. "

    — Amelia, 6/3/2012
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " I just couldn't find anything to like about this book. This is the first by Ace Atkins for me. I will try another to see if this was a fluke. "

    — Lynette, 8/4/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Great read about Tampa in the 1950's! Really enjoyed this book! "

    — Alyssa, 6/23/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " So far alot of language. This book is long. Somewhat interesting and has a good bit of language. About the death of a mob figure head. "

    — Micah, 5/22/2010
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Wonderful images of 1955 Tampa and Havana. Though sometimes confusing (I listened over a long period, interspersed with other books) it was a good story. Interviews at the end with some of the real characters were interesting, too. "

    — Avary, 3/31/2010
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Intriguing---Tampa's mayor and his dealings in the crime world---with other notables involved "

    — Janet, 12/29/2009
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " As always with Ace Atkins, many characters to keep straight, which I never quite do. This one involves a real-life murder in Florida in the 1950s and Cuban and Sicilian gangsters,corrupt cops and some not corrupt, the press, all trying to move in on Cuba. "

    — Debbie, 3/27/2009
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " First half was really slow and i plodded through it - second half was really good, and I couldn't put it down through the last 100 pages. Good enough to find done more of Atkins books. "

    — Bill, 2/26/2009
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Flavorful depiction of Tampa underworld in the '30s and 40s. "

    — Duffy, 11/13/2008
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " So far alot of language. This book is long. Somewhat interesting and has a good bit of language. About the death of a mob figure head. "

    — Micah, 10/20/2008
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " The jury is currently out on this book. I do enjoy Ace...just the name itself is fun. Ace. He lives in Oxford and writes mainly about Memphis. Anyone that mentions Graceland Too in a novel has got a vote from me:) "

    — Melinda, 5/4/2008
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Pretty cool little trip back to Tampa and Havana in the 1950s. Kind of sultry, smoky and boozy all at the same time. "

    — Skip, 11/11/2007
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This is a great murder mystery set in 1950's Tampa. "

    — Amelia, 7/30/2007

About Ace Atkins

Ace Atkins is the New York Times bestselling author of the Quinn Colson novels, the first two of which—The Ranger and The Lost Ones—were nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel. In addition, he is the author of several New York Times bestselling novels in the continuation of Robert B. Parker’s Spenser series. Before turning to fiction, he was a correspondent for the St. Petersburg Times, a crime reporter for the Tampa Tribune, and, in college, played defensive end for the undefeated Auburn University football team, for which he was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

About Michael Braun

Michael Braun is an experienced and versatile narrator with over one hundred credits on Audible (both under his name as well as various pseudonyms) in genres ranging from thrillers to young adult, science fiction to romance.