Bloodlines - A Horse Racing Anthology

Informationen zum Autor Maggie Estep has worked as a horse groom, a go-go dancer, a dishwasher, a nurse's aide, and a box factory worker. She has published five books, Diary of an Emotional Idiot (1997), Soft Maniacs (1999), Love Dance of the Mechanical Animals (2003), Hex (2003, a New York Times notable book), and Gargantuan (2004). She has recorded two spoken word CD's, No More Mr. Nice Girl (1994) and Love is a Dog from Hell (1997), and has performed on The Charlie Rose Show , MTV, PBS, and HBO's Def Poetry Jam . Her writing has appeared in The Village Voice , New York Press , Harpers Bazaar , Spin , Black Book , Nerve.com and Time Out N.Y. , as well as in dozens of anthologies including Brooklyn Noir, The Dictionary of Failed Relationships, The Best American Erotica 2002 and 2004. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Jason Starr is the author of six crime novels which are published in nine languages. He received the Barry Award for his novel Tough Luck and the Anthony Award for Twisted City. He has two novels due in 2006: Lights Out (St. Martin's Press) and Bust (Hard Case Crime) co-written with Ken Bruen. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Starr now lives in Manhattan. Klappentext From provocative peeks into the lives of jockeys! trainers! owners! and breeders! to the down and dirty doings of bookies and gamblers! here is a literary tribute to a favorite national pastime. Editors Maggie Estep ( Diary of an Emotional Idiot ; Flamethrower ) and Jason Starr ( Twisted City; Lights Out ) have brought together original fiction and nonfiction from some of our most beloved writers. Lee Child heads off the collection with a thrilling story about a hit man hired to knock off a horse mid-race. Laura Lippman contributes a vivid tale about a young man who makes money selling parking places at the Preakness and the intriguing woman he meets. Here is Bill Barich on the misfortunes of an Irish gambler! Joe R. Lansdale on one man's ambition to win a mule race in east Texas! Laura Hillenbrand on the Kentucky Derby! and James Surowiecki on the wisdom of horse-racing crowds. Jonathan Ames adds his unique theory of horse love! Meghan O'Rourke shares her touching recollections of going to Saratoga as a child! and Jane Smiley tells of her experiences raising thoroughbreds. This standout collection on horse-racing featuring twenty authors! from national bestsellers to Pulitzer Prize winners! is as page-turning as it is diverse.Also includes pieces by Ken Bruen! Steven Crist! Maggie Estep! William Nack! Scott Phillips! John Schaefer! Jerry Stahl! Jason Starr! Charlie Stella! Wallace Stroby! and Daniel Woodrell. Leseprobe THE .50 SOLUTION Lee Child Most times I assess the client and then the target and only afterward do I set the price. It's about common sense and variables. If the client is rich, I ask for more. If the target is tough, I ask for more. If there are major expenses involved, I ask for more. So if I'm working overseas on behalf of a billionaire against a guy in a remote hideout with a competent protection team on his side, I'm going to ask for maybe a hundred times what I would want from some local chick looking to solve her marital problems in a quick and messy manner. Variables, and common sense. But this time the negotiation started differently. The guy who came to see me was rich. That was clear. His wealth was pore-deep. Not just his clothes. Not just his car. This was a guy who had been rich forever. Maybe for generations. He was tall and gray and silvery and self-assured. He was a patrician. It was all right there in the way he held himself, the way he spoke, the way he took charge. First thing he talked about was the choice of weapon. He said, "I hear you've used a Barrett Model Ninety on more than one occasion." I said, "You hear right." "You like that piece?" ...

Product details

• Authors: Maggie Estep, Maggie (EDT)/ Starr Estep, Jason Starr
• Assisted by: Maggie Estep (Editor), Jason Starr (Editor)
• Publisher: Vintage USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.09.2006
• EAN: 9781400096954
• ISBN: 978-1-4000-9695-4
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 201 mm x 18 mm
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature