Review: A Great Combination: Crime and Horse Stories
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 23, 2012
This is a great collection of two short stories that tie together crime and the racetrack. The first, True Story, is a creepy story within a story. When the race of a lifetime and the tragic collapse of a woman's marriage come together, the pieces come together in a way that ends with a twist and a chill of understanding. The second story, Bluelight Special, is told with a deft touch, a bit of light humor, and a Godfather-esque twist that brings new life to the old trope of revenge and justice.I don't know a lot about horses, but Black's writing was skilled enough to give me enough authentic details to make the story come alive and help me learn a little without bogging down in too much information. Both of these stories are skillfully told and will please any lover of crime fiction. The excellent horse details give these stories a final victory lap.