Racing Can Be Murder: Speed City Indiana Chapter of Sisters in Crime

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.