{"product_id":"9780060815516","title":"The Best American Crime Writing 2005","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2005 edition of \u003cb\u003eThe Best American Crime Writing\u003c\/b\u003e offers the year's most shocking, compelling, and gripping writing about real-life crime, including Peter Landesman's article about female sex slaves (the most requested and widely read \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e story of 2004), a piece from \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e by Stephen J. Dubner (the coauthor of \u003cb\u003eFreakanomics\u003c\/b\u003e) about a high-society silver thief, and an extraordinarily memorable \"ode to bar fights\" written by Jonathan Miles for \u003ci\u003eMen's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e after he punched an editor at a staff party. But this year's edition includes a bonus — an original essay by James Ellroy detailing his fascination with Joseph Wambaugh and how it fed his obsession with crime — even to the point of selling his own blood to buy Wambaugh's books. Smart, entertaining, and controversial, \u003cb\u003eThe Best American Crime Writing\u003c\/b\u003e is an essential edition to any crime enthusiast's bookshelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063641424112,"sku":"9780060815516","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780060815516_p0.jpg?v=1763619790","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780060815516","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}