Thieves, liars, killers, and conspirators—it's a criminal world out there, and someone has got to write about it. An eclectic collection of the year's best reportage, The Best American Crime Reporting 2007 brings together the murderers and muscle men, the masterminds, and the mysteries and missteps that make for brilliant stories, told by the aces of the true crime genre. This latest addition to the highly acclaimed series features guest editor Linda Fairstein, the bestselling crime novelist and former chief prosecutor of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office's pioneering Special Victims' Unit.
Author(s): Linda Fairstein, Otto Penzler, Thomas H. Cook
Edition: First Harper Perennial Edition
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 384
Title Page......Page 3
Contents......Page 5
Otto Penzler and Thomas H. Cook: Preface......Page 7
Linda Fairstein: Introduction......Page 13
Tom Junod: The Loved Ones......Page 19
Neil Swidey: The Inside Job......Page 51
Steve Fennessy: The Talented Dr. Krist......Page 71
Sean Flynn: The Case of the Killer Priest......Page 97
Matthew Teague: Double Blind......Page 127
C. J. Chivers: The School......Page 149
Pamela Colloff: A Kiss Before Dying......Page 205
Steve Fishman: The Devil in David Berkowitz......Page 227
Allison Hoover Bartlett: The Man Who Loves Books Too Much......Page 249
Ariel Levy: Dirty Old Women......Page 267
Dan P. Lee: Who Killed Ellen Andros?......Page 279
David Bernstein: Fatal Connection......Page 299
Mark Fass: Last Seen on September 10th......Page 313
Brian Boucher: My Roommate, the Diamond Thief......Page 329
Douglas Preston: The Monster of Florence......Page 341
Permissions......Page 375
About the Editors......Page 378
The Best American Crime Reporting......Page 379
Credits......Page 380
Copyright Notice......Page 381
About the Publisher......Page 382
