The Best American Crime Writing

The Best American Crime Writing is a discontinued series from HarperCollins, the world's second largest publisher - although the series' name sounds as if it's one of The Best American Series by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, but it is not (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is the 8^th largest publisher according to 2016 data). The series follows the same selection format as the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's series, with series editors and guest editor in each volume. The series editors for The Best American Crime Writing were: Otto Penzler & Thomas H. Cook.

The series lasted 9 years, with changing its name in 2007 to The Best American Crime Reporting. But, sadly, the series lasted only 3 more years after its name change and discontinued with its last volume in 2010. The series is interesting because it features collection of real crime stories, so it's worth collecting for people who want a good record of notable crimes happened from 2002 to 2010.

Volume	Available Versions
2002	Hardcover, Paperback
2003	Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle
2004	Hardcover, Paperback
2005	Paperback, Kindle
2006	Paperback, Kindle
2007 Name Changes to: The Best American Crime Reporting	Paperback, Kindle
2008	Paperback, Kindle
2009	Paperback, Kindle
2010	Paperback, Kindle

The Best American Series

Ongoing the Best American Series

Series Title	First Issue
The Best American Short Stories	1915
The Best American Essays	1986
The Best American Sports Writing	1991
The Best American Mystery Stories	1997
The Best American Science and Nature Writing	2000
The Best American Travel Writing	2000
The Best American Comics	2006
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy	2015

Discontinued the Best American Series

Series Title	Published Dates
The Best American Recipes	1999-2005
The Best American Crime Writing	2002-2010
The Best American Nonrequired Reading	2002-2019
The Best American Spiritual Writing	2004-2008
The Best American Infographics	2013-2016