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Joseph Wambaugh

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Joseph Wambaugh, a former LAPD detective sergeant (1960-1974), is the bestselling author of twenty-one prior works of fiction and nonfiction, including The Choirboys and The Onion Field. Wambaugh joined the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in 1960. He served 14 years, rising to detective sergeant. He also attended California State University, Los Angeles, where he earned Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees.

In 2004, he was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. He lives in southern California.



Average rating: 3.88 · 18,598 ratings · 1,053 reviews · 27 distinct works · Similar authors
The Onion Field
4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 6,798 ratings — published 1973 — 16 editions
The Choirboys
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1,874 ratings — published 1975 — 22 editions
Hollywood Station (Hollywoo...
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 1,179 ratings — published 2006 — 31 editions
The New Centurions
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 1,016 ratings — published 1970 — 13 editions
The Blue Knight
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 769 ratings — published 1972 — 11 editions
Hollywood Crows
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 755 ratings — published 2008 — 20 editions
Hollywood Moon (Hollywood, #3)
3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 650 ratings — published 2009 — 14 editions
The Blooding
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 607 ratings — published 1989 — 9 editions
Echoes in the Darkness
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 541 ratings — published 1987 — 7 editions
The Black Marble
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 532 ratings — published 1978 — 14 editions
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“You have to experience it, in order to speak about it with authority. Joseph Wambaugh says it with an air of that same authenticity, in his stories of contemporary Police activities, and, with a disarming tongue in cheek, frankness. ”
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