The New York Times Book of Crime

From the archives of The New York Times, eighty-six of the most fascinating crime stories from over 166 years on the beat.This fascinating book, edited by award-winning New York Times editor Kevin Flynn, captures the breadth of the newspaper's in-depth coverage of crime for the past 166 years--including heists unsolved for decades, scandalous white-collar crimes, shocking kidnappings, the devastation wrought by serial killers, and the inner workings of organized crime. The 86 articles include:"Dismay in Whitechapel: Two More Women Found" (October 1, 1888)"7 Chicago Gangsters Slain by Firing Squad of Rivals, Some in Police Uniforms" (February 15, 1929)"Speakeasy Census Shows Brisk Trade" -C. G. Poore (April 14, 1929)"Gandhi Is Killed by a Hindu; India Shaken; World Mourns; 15 Die in Rioting in Bombay" -Robert Trumbull (January 31, 1948)"Star of India and 8 Other Stolen Gems Returned to City from Miami Locker" -Jack Roth (January 9, 1965)".44 Killer Wounds 12th and 13th Victims" -Robert D. McFadden (August 1, 1977)"2 Students in Colorado School Said to Gun Down as Many as 23 and Kill Themselves in a Siege" -James Brooke (April 21, 1999)"Tale of 3 Inmates Who Vanished from Alcatraz Remains a Mystery 50 Years Later" -Robert D. McFadden (June 10, 2012)"Straight from TV to Jail: Durst Is Charged in Killing" -Charles V. Bagli and Vivian Yee (March 16, 2015)