BLACK TRAIN

by Lisa Black

A man boards the wrong train at 11:47—black, nameless, endless. Loops of crash and darkness trap him with strangers who remember too much. A silent watcher never speaks. Some trains don't let you off.

6 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 6, 2026

About the author

Lisa Black spent the happiest five years of her life in a morgue. Strange, perhaps, but true. After ten years as a secretary, she went back to school to get a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Cleveland State University. In her job as a forensic scientist at the Cuyahoga County Coroner’s Office, she analyzed gunshot residue on hands and clothing, hairs, fibers, paint, glass, DNA, blood and many other forms of trace evidence, as well as crime scenes.
She had her life sorted out just the way she liked it until her husband got fed up with Cleveland snow and moved them to Florida, 1400 miles away from her family and her career. Not that she’s bitter or anything. Now she works as a Certified Latent Print Examiner and Certified Crime Scene Analyst for the city of Cape Coral, Florida, police department.
Lisa has lectured at writer’s conventions and appeared on panels. In her life as a writer she’s a member of Sisters In Crime, Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. In her life as a forensic specialist she’s a member of the American Academy of Forensic Scientists, the International Association for Identification, and the International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts. She has had over 1050 hours of instruction in forensic topics and has testified in over 60 trials.
Her book Perish was shortlisted for the inaugural Sue Grafton Memorial Award by Putnam and Mystery Writers of America. Her That Darkness is a #1 Amazon bestseller and Evidence of Murder is a NYT bestseller. Lisa was a Guest of Honor at 2021 Killer Nashville.

Reviews

[Mark Colaci]

This might be one of the fastest reads I’ve ever picked up.

It grabs your attention immediately and moves so quickly that before you can even fully form an opinion… it’s over. Blink and you’re done. You might be asking yourself what just happened.

Honestly, it almost feels like a student creative writing assignment that got uploaded to Amazon. If that’s the case, kudos.

5 stars for creativity, vibe, and wanting to support the author. And hey, whether you end up loving it or not, it’s so short you might as well give it a shot on Kindle Unlimited.

[Dan]

Evan is on the train platform. Late, once again, due to yet another argument with his wife, Sarah.

The creepy train.

And the same passengers: the woman in the red coat, the old man with the loud watch…and the man in the hoodie, watching everyone else…

11.47 🕰️

Repeat days; repeat trips.

Bizarre 🌀

The cycles…


“Got on the wrong one.”
“Right death.”

[Toya Davis-Stokley]

Unique read.