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Copy/paste the text below into your blog. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1241846.The_Best_American_Crime_Reporting_2007?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="The Best American Crime Reporting 2007" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1212636785m/1241846.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1241846.The_Best_American_Crime_Reporting_2007?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">The Best American Crime Reporting 2007</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/48895.Linda_Fairstein">Linda Fairstein</a><br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18549948?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a> rating: 3 of 5 stars<br/>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 enthusiasts: Fans of Horace McCoy's <i>They Shoot Horses, Don't They?</i> should not miss Pamela Colloff's essay "A Kiss Before Dying," which has everything to do with McCoy's novel even though it has nothing to do with a marathon dance contest. <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/354760?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a>