Racing Can Be Murder
Nineteen stories of mayhem, murder and mischief at the Indy 500

RACING CAN BE MURDER was chosen as a finalist in the Fiction category of the 2008 Best Books of Indiana Competition; sponsored by The Indiana Center for the Book -- a program of the Indiana State Library and an affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.

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Published October 30, 2007
Edited by Brenda Robertson Stewart and Tony Perona

Racing Can Be Murder is a collection of nineteen stories written by some of today's best mystery writers. It revolves around the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race and the festivities that take place in Indianapolis each merry month of May.

Indiana stories by Indiana authors:

• Introduction - Rick Shaffer
• A Sure Bet - by Judith Skillings
• Murder at the Snakepit Ball - by Chris Wright
• A Little Dab'll Do Ya - by Brenda Robertson Stewart
• Race to the Rescue - by Andrea Smith
• One Cold Dish - by S. M. Harding
• The Early Bird - by Lucy Coyle Schilling
• Driven to Kill - by Phil Dunlop
• Tracks - by Sheila Boneham
• Driven to Death - by Tamera Huber
• Pole Day at the Track - by Sherita Saffer Campbell
• Death of a Best Friend - by P.J. Robertson
• Murder in the Snake Pit - by D. B. Reddick
• Pre-Race Jiggers - by Wanda Lou Willis
• One of Those Days - by Debi Watson
• Dust to Dust - by Sheila Sowder
• Killer Traditions - by Jaci Muzamel
• The Volunteers - by Tamara Phillips
• Photo Finish - by Diana Catt
• The Land Grab - by Tony Perona

Racing Can Be Murder

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​Publisher: Blue River Press 
6”x 9”, 180 pages
Softcover: $12.95
ISBN 978-0-9963092-5-7
Published: October 30, 2007 

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Ebook: $9.99
ASIN : B00A4L7DG4​
Published: October 30, 200​

​BASIC CATEGORY FICTION:
​Mystery Anthology ​

Publishers Weekly: The history of the Indy 500 obviously revved up the imaginations of the Speed City Indiana Chapter of Sisters in Crime, whose members produced the 19 stories that fill this niche anthology. Few of the contributors are well known and some selections aren't as polished as one would hope, but all show the writers have done serious homework to provide authentic grounding for their tales. In addition, chapter members have interlaced brief pages of entertaining and informative Indy lore, superstitions, records and trivia. Standouts include S.M. Harding's "One Cold Dish," which features Kate St. John, a very together chef who caters an unusually deadly Indy party; Sheila Boneham's "Tracks," an adventure at the Indy 500 Hall of Fame Museum involving pet photographer Janet McPhail and her dog, Jay; and Sherita Saffer Campbell's "Pole Day at the Track," a clever tale of an ex-con wrestling with going straight or getting revenge. Indy fans should race for this one. ​

About the Editors
Editor and contributor Brenda Robertson Stewart has been a professional painter, forensic artist, editor, and author. Her short stories have been published in Derby Rotten Scoundrels, Power in the Blood, Low Down and Derby and she has coedited Racing Can Be Murder, Bedlam at the Brickyard, Hoosier Hoops and Hijinks, and The Fine Art of Murder.

Tony Perona is a freelance writer and author of the Nick Bertetto mystery series. He is the author of Second Advent and Angels Whisper. He is a member of Speed City Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America and has served the organization as Midwest Chapter President and as a member of the national board.