The Best American Crime Reporting 2008

Authors: Kellerman, Jonathan & Cook, Thomas H. & Penzler, Otto
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
BISAC/Subject: TRU000000, LIT004020, LIT018000
ISBN: 9780061982507, Related ISBNs: 0061982504, 9780061490835, 9780061982507
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 352,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis:

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 2008 brings together the murderers and the master­minds, 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 Jonathan Kellerman, bestselling author of more than twenty crime novels, most recently Compulsion and the forthcoming Bones.

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