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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.”
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“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
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" Flavorful depiction of Tampa underworld in the '30s and 40s. "
— Duffy, 12/2/2013 -
" 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 -
" It was OK. I did not find it that ineresting. "
— Al, 10/15/2013 -
" 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 -
" This is a great murder mystery set in 1950's Tampa. "
— Amelia, 6/3/2012 -
" 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 -
" Great read about Tampa in the 1950's! Really enjoyed this book! "
— Alyssa, 6/23/2011 -
" 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 -
" 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 -
" Intriguing---Tampa's mayor and his dealings in the crime world---with other notables involved "
— Janet, 12/29/2009 -
" 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 -
" 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 -
" Flavorful depiction of Tampa underworld in the '30s and 40s. "
— Duffy, 11/13/2008 -
" 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 -
" 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 -
" Pretty cool little trip back to Tampa and Havana in the 1950s. <br/>Kind of sultry, smoky and boozy all at the same time. "
— Skip, 11/11/2007 -
" 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.