"With consistently interesting content and beautiful writing, this collection will be devoured by fans of true crime and narrative nonfiction." — Library Journal Edited by Jeffrey Toobin, CNN's senior legal analyst and New York Times–bestselling author of The Nine, The Best American Crime Reporting 2009 is a must-have for the true crime reader, complete with the most gripping, suspenseful, and brilliant stories of the year by the masters of crime reporting. Featuring stories of fraud, murder, theft, and madness, the Best American Crime Reporting series has been hailed as "arresting reading" ( People) and the best mix of "the political, the macabre, and the downright brilliant" ( Entertainment Weekly).