Review: The Trojan Colt by Mike Resnick

A Mysterious Review of The Trojan Colt by Mike Resnick. An Eli Paxton Mystery.

Review summary: This is a breezy mystery, written in a laid-back manner as the Cincinnati PI does what PIs do, ask lots of questions and ponder the mostly non-answers he gets in return. The plot is nicely structured and moves along briskly, and as a bonus there is a lot of horse racing trivia to be picked up along the way. (Click here for text of full review.)

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The Trojan Colt
Mike Resnick
An Eli Paxton Mystery
Seventh Street Books (June 2013)

Publisher synopsis: Hired to guard a high-priced yearling of "Trojan", a recently retired classic winner in Lexington, Kentucky, Eli Paxton is only days into the job when the yearling’s young groom goes missing. Asked by the boy’s parents to investigate his disappearance, Paxton focuses on the Lexington breeding farm.

It turns out that another staff member has disappeared in the past couple of months. As Paxton worries that the missing boys may never be found, he becomes a target himself when a secret threatens to derail the world of professional horse racing.