Crime on Deadline

Rating:
Summary: Uneven
Review: As might be expected from an anthology, this gathering of newspaper crime reportage contains marked variation of quality. The book is touted as an illumination of "behind the scenes” aspects of the profession. That angle would have been augmented if some of the actual work product – the reports as printed in the newspaper - were incorporated in the stories, something like: “this is how I got the information and this is the finished product.”

This reader was disappointed in some of the choices for stories. We never find out “Who Killed Carol?” or others. It is unclear what editor/compiler Lisa Beth Pulitzer’s vision was. Sidebar: Pulitzer? Is she one of THOSE Pulitzers? With the newspapers and the namesake prizes and the messy divorce several years ago featuring bizarre acts with trumpets?

“Basket Case,” by Carl Hiaasen (long-time newspaperman with the Miami Herald)is better. His fictional murder mystery gives more of the feel of a newsroom and processes than this non-fiction compilation.

Rating:
Summary: Uneven
Review: As might be expected from an anthology, this gathering of newspaper crime reportage contains marked variation of quality. The book is touted as an illumination of "behind the scenes” aspects of the profession. That angle would have been augmented if some of the actual work product – the reports as printed in the newspaper - were incorporated in the stories, something like: “this is how I got the information and this is the finished product.”

This reader was disappointed in some of the choices for stories. We never find out “Who Killed Carol?” or others. It is unclear what editor/compiler Lisa Beth Pulitzer’s vision was. Sidebar: Pulitzer? Is she one of THOSE Pulitzers? With the newspapers and the namesake prizes and the messy divorce several years ago featuring bizarre acts with trumpets?

“Basket Case,” by Carl Hiaasen (long-time newspaperman with the Miami Herald)is better. His fictional murder mystery gives more of the feel of a newsroom and processes than this non-fiction compilation.

Rating:
Summary: Exciting collection of stories.
Review: Crime on Deadline was a great read. Ten short stories told by real reporters. This book has heart and soul. Two thumbs up.

Rating:
Summary: Short interesting stories.
Review: Even though I read this book a few years ago, I remember it was Not a chore to read it. Some stories were more exciting than others, for the new True Crime reader you'll enjoy it- Easy reading, no big words you might expect from a reporter.

Rating:
Summary: Short interesting stories.
Review: Even though I read this book a few years ago, I remember it was Not a chore to read it. Some stories were more exciting than others, for the new True Crime reader you'll enjoy it- Easy reading, no big words you might expect from a reporter.