Good Money After Bad

by Donald G. Evans

A gambler has to know that his luck is going to run out sometime. What then? Chicago author Don Evans explores the charge of a choice bet and the hangover of good money sent after bad. This is a novel... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0976053586
• ISBN13: 9780976053583
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Atomic Quill Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Gamblers Never Win

Gamblers never win, in the long run, but it's the thrill of the race they are after, not necessarily the finish line. Don Evans has written a great book that shows the reader some of the inner workings of the rat race of the Chicago neighborhood gambling world. But it is also a book about trust, about who to trust, who can you trust and why and how do they deserve your respect. I enjoyed how the author walked you through the city and made it come alive on the page; not an easy task. Buy it, read it. ...Cuz I said so.

Put Your Money Down On This One

With his appropriately named protagonist Chance Skinner, who of course always seems to have a Lucky Strike dangling from his lips, Donald G. Evans provides a fascinating insider's glimpse into the dizzily seductive and oftentimes ugly world of sports gambling. Using Wrigley Field, the home ballpark of baseball's Chicago Cubs, a team well-known for misfortune and losing, Evans sets a tone of doom that builds throughout his winning debut. Like holding a pair of aces and jacks in your hand, you won't want to put this one down. Evans doesn't disappoint all the way to the end when he gives the reader a thrilling and surprsing payoff. Put your money down on this one. "Good Money After Bad" is certainly a good bet.

An involving novel about being confronted, once and for all, with the question of how one wants to l

Pushcart Prize-nominated author Donald G. Evans presents Good Money After Bad, a novel set in the Chicago heat-wave summer of 1995. Sports gambler Chance Skinner has plunged so deeply into debt that his one hope of keeping a good credit standing is to volunteer as a guinea pig for medical studies. The charismatic human parts broker Phase One Fenwick seems to have all the answers to Chance's dilemma, but can he be trusted? An involving novel about being confronted, once and for all, with the question of how one wants to live - and what price, whether in money or flesh, one is willing to pay for that lifestyle. Highly recommended.

More than one reason to enjoy it

Whether you're a Chicago Cubs fan or just have a fondness for the City of Big Shoulders, whether you're a gambling addict or have always had a hankering to participate in medical experiments, this book has something to make every reader smile -- and might just make you laugh out loud. I found it funny and poignant, and these days, that's a refreshing combination. I figured: if I've already given copies to several friends, I should let some more folks know how good it is.

Great Read

Great read! Good Money After Bad offers a fanscinating glimpse into the lives of several friends who are gambling addicts and the heavy toll that this insidious disease takes on their lives. Some sacrifice careers, others sacrifice relationships and some actually sell body parts to settle their debts. I also enjoyed the Wrigleyville neighborhood references and the Cubs.