{"product_id":"the-best-true-crime-stories-of-the-year-2025-paperback","title":"The Best True Crime Stories of the Year 2025 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas Preston\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eOtto Penzler\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis inaugural edition of what will be a yearly collection offers a fascinating variety of essays and crime reporting, taken from regional, national, and international publications. The stories range from reports of homicide at a Toronto massage parlor to blackmail and murder-for-hire in Austin, Texas to an unusual murder weapon in rural Minnesota. Other stories examine controversial rehabilitation techniques for sexual criminals and explore the phenomenon of victims' relatives appearing as guests at true crime conventions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A must-read for anyone interested in true crime, \u003cem\u003eThe Best True Crime Stories of the Year 2025\u003c\/em\u003e takes the pulse of this increasingly popular genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Preston\u003c\/b\u003e has published thirty-six books of both nonfiction and fiction, of which twenty-nine have been \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. He is the co-author, with Lincoln Child, of the Pendergast series of thrillers. He writes about archaeology and anthropology for the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and he worked as an editor at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and taught nonfiction writing at Princeton University. He currently serves as President of the Authors Guild, the nation's oldest and largest association of authors and journalists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOtto Penzler\u003c\/b\u003e, the creator of American Mystery Classics, is also the founder of The Mysterious Press (1975); MysteriousPress.com (2011), an electronic-book publishing company; and New York City's Mysterious Bookshop (1979). He has won a Raven, the Ellery Queen Award, two Edgars (for the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Mystery and Detection\u003c\/i\u003e, 1977, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lineup\u003c\/i\u003e, 2010), and lifetime achievement awards from NoirCon and \u003ci\u003eThe Strand Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He has edited more than 70 anthologies and written extensively about mystery fiction.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979062640941,"sku":"9781613167106","price":19.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/pVnA5ZuiS89781613167106.webp?v=1775818752","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-best-true-crime-stories-of-the-year-2025-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}