大衛·西濛（Simon D.），美國著名電視劇監製、編劇及作傢。前《巴爾的摩太陽報》記者。他的紀實小說《凶年》榮獲1992年度愛倫坡紀實犯罪小說奬。根據《凶年》改編的《凶案組：街頭生活》和《火綫》都成為瞭經典劇集，被譽為美劇黃金時代的代錶作，彰顯瞭美劇在文學性及社會批評方麵的可能性。

徐展雄，編劇，專欄作傢，翻譯。編劇作品有《功夫瑜珈》、《心理罪》等，譯著有《黑色電影》、《重訪希區柯剋》和《眩暈》等。

From the creator of HBO's "The Wire," the classic book about homicide investigation that became the basis for the hit television showThe scene is Baltimore. Twice every three days another citizen is shot, stabbed, or bludgeoned to death. At the center of this hurricane of crime is the city's homicide unit, a small brotherhood of hard men who fight for whatever justice is possible in a deadly world. David Simon was the first reporter ever to gain unlimited access to a homicide unit, and this electrifying book tells the true story of a year on the violent streets of an American city. The narrative follows Donald Worden, a veteran investigator; Harry Edgerton, a black detective in a mostly white unit; and Tom Pellegrini, an earnest rookie who takes on the year's most difficult case, the brutal rape and murder of an eleven-year-old girl. Originally published fifteen years ago, "Homicide" became the basis for the acclaimed television show of the same name. This new edition--which includes a new introduction, an afterword, and photographs--revives this classic, riveting tale about the men who work on the dark side of the American experience.