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NO SAFETY IN NUMBERS was published in the November 1946 issue of The Shadow Magazine. And when the title refers to "numbers," it means the numbers rackets. The illegal racket that has become legal today and is now run by the states and is called a lottery.В Back in the 1940's, the numbers racket, also known as a "policy game," was a big one. People from all walks of life would select their favorite three-digit number and place their bet with their bookie, known as a "numbers runner." The winning number would be selected in some random manner; in this story they are the last digits in the daily horse-race results. The following day, those who selected the winning number would receive their winnings from the numbers runner. Illegal, at the time, but very common.В In this story, the numbers racket has come big-time to Skillton, a thriving metropolis in an unnamed northern state. Two rival gangs have set up in town. On the north side of town, Larry Bonds runs the racket. On the south side, it is Joey Raoll who controlls the game. The two factions are involved in a feud to take control of the entire lucrative racket.В Gang war has broken out in Skillton, and crusading newspaper owner Ge

Who reads No Safety in Numbers?

Author

Grant, Maxwell; Elliott, Bruce

Publisher

Street & Smith

Published

1946

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Adventure Stories & Action

Rating

3.55 / 5 (255 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14