Joseph Gollomb, once credited as the premier true crime reporter of his day, proves the conceit in his Crimes of the Year, published by Horace Liveright in 1931. The hardcover was reprinted in large part as the digest, 11 True Crimes by Green Publishing, exact date unknown. Read our in-depth review of the digest and its history in The Digest Enthusiast No. 15, available in four editions:
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