Mark Bowden: The Best American Crime Writing 2006

"The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob," by Skip Hollandsworth (Texas Monthly, November 2005). Copyright © 2005 by Texas Monthly. Reprinted by permission of Texas Monthly.

"Blue on Blue," by Chuck Hustmyre (New Orleans magazine, January 2005). Copyright © 2005 by Chuck Hustmyre. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"The $2,000-an-Hour Woman," by Mark Jacobson (NewYork magazine, July 18, 2005). Copyright © 2005 by Mark Jacobson. Reprinted by permission of New York magazine.

"Altar Ego," by Robert Nelson (Phoenix New Times, July 7, 2005). Copyright © 2005 by the Phoenix New Times. Reprinted by permission of the Phoenix New Times.

"The Ghosts of Emmett Till," by Richard Rubin (New York Times Magazine, July 31, 2005). Copyright © 2005 by Richard Rubin. Reprinted by permission of International Creative Management, Inc.

"The Great Mojave Manhunt," by Deanne Stillman (Rolling Stone magazine, September 22, 2005). Copyright © 2005 by Deanne Stillman. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Killer Instincts," by Jeffrey Toobin (The New Yorker, January 17, 2005). Copyright © 2005 by Jeffrey Toobin. Reprinted by permission of The New Yorker.

"How to Lose $100,000,000," by Paige Williams (GQ, January 2005). Copyright © 2005 by Paige Williams. Reprinted by permission of the author.

Mark Bowden is the author of the international bestsellers Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw and Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War, a finalist for the National Book Award. Bowden worked on the screenplay for the film adaptation of Black Hawk Down, directed by Ridley Scott. Killing Pablo is being adapted for film with Bowden again working on the screenplay. Bowden teaches creative writing and journalism at Loyola College, Maryland, and he is a frequent contributor to many major American magazines. His most recent book is Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America 's War with Militant Islam. He lives in Pennsylvania.

Otto Penzler is the proprietor of the Mysterious Bookshop in New York City, the founder of the Mysterious Press, and creator of the publishing firm Otto Penzler Books. He is the editor of many books and anthologies, and has been the recipient of the Edgar Award, the Ellery Queen Award, and the Raven Award from Mystery Writers of America for his many contributions to the mystery genre. He lives with his wife, Lisa Atkinson, in New York City and in Kent, Connecticut.

Thomas H. Cook is the author of nineteen books, including two works of true crime. His novels have been nominated for the Edgar Award, the Macavity Award, and the Dashiell Hammett Prize. He lives in New York City.