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"Bloodlines: A Horse Racing Anthology."
Edited by Maggie Estep and Jason Starr (Vintage)," featuring Wallace Stroby's short story "Heart." The collection also features contributions from Ken Bruen, Lee Child, Laura Hillenbrand, Joe R. Lansdale, Laura Lippman, Jane Smiley, Daniel Woodrell and others.
"Heart" is set at Monmouth Park in Oceanport and involves a gambler, a hired killer and a dark bay colt, all of whom have the odds against them during a summer stakes race.
"Meeting Across the River: Stories Inspired by the Haunting Bruce Springsteen Song."
Edited by Jessica Kaye and Richard J. Brewer (BloomsburyUSA), featuring Wallace Stroby's short story "Lovers in the Cold."
"The first flakes of snow were starting to fall, the wind blowing them against the hotel room window, when Jimmy Aloha showed them the gun." ....
"Lovers in the Cold"
takes place in Bradley Beach and Manhattan, and is one of 20 stories in this collection, which takes its inspiration from the penultimate track on Springsteen's classic 1975 album
"Born to Run."
UPCOMING APPEARANCES
APRIL 3-6, 2008:
NOIRCON, Philadelphia, Pa. Three-day crime fiction festival, featuring Megan Abbott, Jason Starr, Allan Guthrie, Guest of Honor Ken Bruen and many others.
MAY 1, 2008:
EDGAR AWARDS. Presented by the Mystery Writers of America. Grand Hyatt Hotel, N.Y.C.
OCT. 9-12, 2008:
BOUCHERCON 2008, Sheraton Baltimore City Center, Baltimore, Md. Guests of Honor include Laura Lippman and Lawrence Block.
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