Murder at the Racetrack

Lawrence Block, in Keller by a Nose,&quote; asks what obsession holds more hazards than betting on the ponies. The answer will surprise you...Max Allan Collins's &quote;That Kind of Nag&quote; proves that it's bad to play the wrong horse, but worse to pick the wrong woman...&quote;The Great, the Good and the Not-So-Good&quote; by H.R.F. Keating warns against old English ladies at the racecourse...Joyce Carol Oates shows how a young woman teams to trust a prize stallion more than her violent lover in &quote;Meadowlands&quote;...and Scott Wolven's &quote;Pinwheel&quote; offers a Japanese lesson in flying horses and honor among thieves.&quote;--BOOK JACKET.