Best American Crime Writing 2006 - Mark Bowden [153]
OTTO PENZLER is the proprietor of the Mysterious Bookshop in New York City, the founder of the Mysterious Press, and creator of the publishing firm Otto Penzler Books. He is the editor of many books and anthologies, and has been the recipient of the Edgar Award, the Ellery Queen Award, and the Raven Award from Mystery Writers of America for his many contributions to the mystery genre. He lives with his wife, Lisa Atkinson, in New York City and in Kent, Connecticut.
THOMAS H. COOK is the author of nineteen books, including two works of true crime. His novels have been nominated for the Edgar Award, the Macavity Award, and the Dashiell Hammett Prize. He lives in New York City.
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The Best American CRIME WRITING
Editors
2002: NICHOLAS PILEGGI
2003: JOHN BERENDT
2004: JOSEPH WAMBAUGH
2005: JAMES ELLROY
CREDITS
Cover design by High Design, NYC
Cover photograph by Ralph del Pozzo
COPYRIGHT
THE BEST AMERICAN CRIME WRITING 2006. Copyright © 2006 by Otto Penzler and Thomas H. Cook. Introduction copyright © 2006 by Mark Bowden. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
EPub Edition © SEPTEMBER 2006 ISBN: 9780061844751
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request.
ISBN-10: 0-06-081552-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-081552-3
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Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Contents
Preface
Introduction
The Choirboy
The End of the Mob
The $2,000-An-Hour Woman
The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob
Killer Instincts
Altar Ego
Dr. Evil
How to Lose $100,000,000
Blood Feud
Hit Men in Blue?
The Ghosts of Emmett Till
Blue on Blue
Operation Stealing Saddam'S Money
Sex Thief
The Great Mojave Manhunt
Permissions
About the Editors
The Best American Crime Writing Series
Credits
Copyright
About the Publisher