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Title details for Sins of Our Fathers by Shawn Lawrence Otto - Available

Sins of Our Fathers

A Novel

by Shawn Lawrence Otto
Jim Meskimen
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From the screenwriter of the Oscar-nominated House of Sand and Fog comes a fierce, elegant, page-turner about race, money, and the American Dream. JW is a small-town banker; his specialty, teaching other bankers in towns near Indian reservations how to profit from casino deposits without exposing themselves to risk; his problem, he lost his son in a car accident a year ago, he's depressed, his wife is leaving him, and he can't stop gambling. When he is caught embezzling funds to support his addiction, JW's boss offers him a choice: he can either accept responsibility and go to prison or use his talents to sabotage a competing Native American banker named Johnny Eagle. With the clock ticking, JW moves into a trailer on the reservation within sight of his prey. But as he befriends Eagle and his son, JW finds that his plan to reclaim his freedom will be more dangerous than he ever could have imagined.

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  • Release date

    November 11, 2014

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781481518086
      • File size: 305149 KB
      • Duration: 10:35:43

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Banker JW teaches other bankers how to profit from the money made by nearby casinos owned by Native Americans. JW is a complicated man: His son died, his wife left him, and he has a problem with gambling. When JW is fired for embezzling, he's given a chance for redemption. While JW's story can stand on its own, Jim Meskimen's crisp and forceful narration makes it especially engaging. His powerful voice works well for the dialogue. With emotions flying, Meskimen's narration makes this a book listeners will be talking about long after they're done listening. S.D. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from September 1, 2014
      This stylish novel from film and TV writer/producer Otto (author of the nonfiction book Fool Me Twice) concerns J.W., a smalltown bank president whose gambling addiction causes his life to spiral out of control. One year after his son Chris’s dies in an auto crash while driving stoned, J.W. abandons his harried wife, Carol, and his teenaged daughter, Julie. When J.W.’s embezzlement of bank funds to cover his betting losses is uncovered, his boss fires him and then coerces him into spying on the local competition. J.W. relocates to live in a trailer and spies on Johnny Eagle, who is establishing a new tribal bank on the Ojibwe reservation. J.W. befriends Johnny’s surly teenaged son, Jacob, takes a menial job bagging rice, and begins a romance with Johnny’s alcoholic sister-in-law, Mona. J.W.’s situation resolves in a rousing and satisfying climax. Otto’s wonderfully vivid debut narrative is reminiscent of well-known crime novelist William Kent Krueger.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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