The Best American Crime Reporting 2008

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“The Ploy” by Mark Bowden, first published in The Atlantic Monthly. Copyright © 2007 by Mark Bowden. Reprinted by permission Dunham Literary, Inc. as agent for the author.

“Badges of Dishonor” by Pamela Colloff, first published in Texas Monthly. Copyright © 2007 by Emmis Publishing/dba Texas Monthly. Reprinted by permission of Texas Monthly.

“Dean of Death Row” by Tad Friend, first published in The New Yorker. Copyright © 2007 by Tad Friend. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Dangerous Minds” by Malcolm Gladwell, first published in The New Yorker. Copyright © 2007 by Malcolm Gladwell. Reprinted by permission of The New Yorker and the author.

“The Tainted Kidney” by Charles Graeber, first published in New York magazine. Copyright © 2007 by New York magazine. Reprinted by permission of Charles Graeber.

“Murder at 19,000 Feet” by Jonathan Green, first published in Men’s Journal. Copyright © 2007 by Jonathan Green. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“I’m with the Steelers” by Justin Heckert, first published in ESPN The Magazine. Copyright © 2007 by ESPN The Magazine. Reprinted by permission of ESPN Publishing.

“Mercenary” by Tom Junod, first published in Esquire. Copyright © 2007 by Tom Junod. Reprinted by permission of Tom Junod.

“The Story of a Snitch” by Jeremy Kahn, first published in The Atlantic Monthly. Copyright © 2007 by Jeremy Kahn. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“A Season in Hell” by Dean LaTourrette, first published in Men’s Journal. Copyright © 2007 by Dean LaTourrette. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Day of the Dead” by D. T. Max, first published in The New Yorker. Copyright © 2007 by D. T. Max. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Caged Life” by Alan Prendergast, first published in Westword. Copyright © 2007 by Village Voice Media. Reprinted by permission of Village Voice Media.

“The Serial Killer’s Disciple” by James Renner, first published in the Cleveland Free Times. Copyright © 2007 by Free Times. Reprinted by permission of Free Times.

“Just a Random Female” by Nick Schou, first published in OC Weekly. Copyright © 2007 by OC Weekly. Reprinted by permission of Ted B. Kissell, OC Weekly.

“The House Across the Way” by Calvin Trillin, first published in The New Yorker. Copyright © 2007 by Calvin Trillin. Reprinted by permission Lescher & Lescher, Ltd., as agent for the author.