In 1988, journalist David Simon was given unprecedented access to the Baltimore Police Department\'s homicide unit. Over the next twelve months, he shadowed detectives as they took on a slew of killings in a city where killings were common. Only the most heinous cases stood out-chief amongst them, the rape and murder of eleven-year-old Latonya Wallace. Originally published in 1991, Simon\'s Homicide became the basis for the acclaimed television show Homicide: Life on the Streets and inspired HBO\'s The Wire. (W) Philippe Squarzoni, David Simon (A/CA) Philippe Squarzoni