Estep, Maggie & Starr, Jason, eds. Bloodlines; a horse racing anthology.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)

From: Kliatt | Date: January 1, 2007| Author: Theiss, Nola | Copyright information

ESTEP, Maggie & STARR, Jason, eds. Bloodlines; a horse racing anthology. Random House, Vintage. 372p. c2006. 1-4000-9695-2. $14.95. SA

This anthology about the fascinating world of horse racing is interesting in its unusual mix of fiction and nonfiction, of traditional stories of down-at-their-heels gamblers looking for the one big score, to a history of the Kentucky Derby by Laura Hillenbrand. Mystery writer Lee Child begins the anthology with the story of a hit man hire...

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