Show Plot Heaven Can Wait

Authors: Harry Segall

Time Period: Late 1930s / contemporary to when it was written (with Joe having 60 more years allotted on Earth).

Setting: An ethereal waystation/limbo in the Hereafter, transitioning quickly to Earth locations including a luxurious mansion/office of a wealthy financier and boxing training settings

Summary: Heaven Can Wait follows Joe Pendleton, a boxer mistakenly taken to heaven 60 years too soon. Because his body was prematurely cremated, he returns to Earth in a wealthy industrialist's body, navigating romance, corruption, and a return to the ring.