The Best American Crime Reporting 2007
by Linda Fairstein, Otto Penzler
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Read in April, 2008
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Starry-eyed gutter gazers
"We're all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." Thus spake Oscar Wilde. "Except for those of us in the stars who are looking at the gutter." Thus spake me. Let's face it, isn't gutter-gazing a natural human proclivity? Crime is unlovely, but it can be interesting. This is a collection of thoughtful, well-written articles. The details are often lurid, but never true-crime sensationalistic. Some of them are fascinating. "A Kiss Before Dying" tells ...more
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Read in March, 2008
The ambiguously titled "Best American Crime Writing" series is now more clearly titled "Best American Crime Reporting." These are not short stories but magazine essays, many of which could easily be developed into books. (I note that one of the writers plays coy in the coda to his essay and, rather than give a full update, tells us to buy his forthcoming book. Shame on you, Douglas Preston!) The essays are always interesting and occasionally revelatory. A note to noir en...more
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Read in February, 2008
An anthology of true crime reports culled from various magazines, so obviously the results of the choices made are uneven. I am fascinated by true stories of flawed people and the lengths that they go to in order to keep coping with life. True tragicomedy, and at times, horrific. Standouts include "The Case of the Killer Priest" by Sean Flynn, "The Inside Job" by Neil Swidey, "Fatal Connection" by David Bernstein. I can go on and on. There are only a couple of duds....more
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Read in February, 2008
This yearly series is fantastic. I've read about four of them. If you think it's all grisly murders, think again. They're all extremely well-written and compelling features from top magazines and cover anything that can remotely be called a crime: theft, terrorism, embezzling, prostitution and, yes, murder, too. My favourite, among a bookful of favourites, was a 50-page story on the Chechnian terrorists who took over a school. Fascinating stuff.
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Read in December, 2007
short stories hold my attention... a selection of some of the best stories written in 2007 portraying various types of crimes, the perps who commit them, and the victims.
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Read in September, 2007
A fantastic collection of the year's best crime reporting. I especially liked Douglas Preston's piece from "The Atlantic" about the Monster of Florence.
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A very good anthology. Interesting and varied pieces and just good writing. reat selections by the editor.
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