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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.
Fans of crime reporting will devour this diverse collection, featuring 15 of the year's best crime stories, written by noted journalists such as Tom Junod (Esquire), Sean Flynn (GQ) and Steve Fishman (New York). Articles (and the crimes they detail) vary widely, one of the book's chief strengths; covering the darkest, most unspeakable crimes is not one of the entry qualifications (though they're certainly represented). One of the brightest pieces, by the Boston Globe Magazine's Neil Swidey, covers the astonishing embezzlement of nearly $9 million by a construction company temp. Several articles examine the possibility of reformation and redemption: Atlantamagazine's Steve Fennessy reports on the perpetrator of a horrifying kidnapping who is now a physician dedicated to helping the underserved, and the late-coming faith of David Berkowitz-the infamous Son of Sam-is cunningly but compassionately examined by Fishman. The uniform quality of research and writing in this collection is startling; stories are so fully fleshed and detail is so rich, it's often hard to believe they're nonfiction. For example, Douglas Preston's article for the Atlantic Monthlycatches the revealing moments of his subject ("The Monster of Florence") like a gem catching light: "He sketched his thoughts-I later learned it was a habit of his-the pencil cutting and darting across the paper, making arrows and circles and boxes and dotted lines." Fans of true crime will want to make this book last, but will likely have trouble putting it aside for even a moment. (Sept.)
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Scott Bedell
reviewed The Best American Crime Reporting 2007 on May 07, 2008
The Best American Crime Reporting 2007
"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 the story of a complicated outsider and, in so doing, defends the humanity that her small town largely declined to grant her. In a culture where killers are rock stars, it's deeply refreshing to find compassionate, three-dimensional (warts and all) portrayals of their victims. Speaking of killers, "The Devil in David Berkowitz" is a great read. Looking at the stars may be a noble pursuit, but it can be a strain on the neck. And sometimes, when crime reporting is done responsibly, compassionately, and decently, you can find stars (and even a few laughs) in the most unlikely places.
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