title: The New Mystery: The International Association of Crime Writer's Essential Crime Writing of the Late 20th Century
author: Jerome Charyn
description: Despite a few duds, this collection of international writing probes the far reaches of the mystery genre and offers spectacular crime fiction fireworks by Walter Mosely, James Ellroy, Flannery O'Conner and others. <br />Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  **PRAISE FOR _NORCO ’80_**
  
  
  FINALIST FOR THE 2020 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FACT CRIME
  
  
  ONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
  
  
  ONE OF _CRIMEREADS’_ S BEST TRUE CRIME BOOKS OF THE YEAR
  
  
  “[Houlahan] writes with a narrative urgency that perfectly captures the quick
  and chaotic nature of the robbery. His prose incorporates the vernacular of
  the officers and criminals; it’s hard-boiled, shot through with profanity, but
  never forced. It reads like a crime novel in the best way possible. But what’s
  truly remarkable about the book is the depth Houlahan brings to the story . .
  . With his first book, Houlahan proves himself to be an astonishingly gifted
  writer, breathing urgent life into a true story that still resonates today.
  _Norco ’80_ is a fascinating true-crime account that seems likely to be one of
  the best nonfiction books of the year.”
  
  
  —MICHAEL SCHAUB, NPR
  
  
  “[An] alarming account of a bank heist that rocked the country in 1980 and
  reflected ‘the peculiar zeitgeist o