A ive read all of wambaughs 19 books and must say his books, above any other literature, inspired me to become a police officer. Signed joseph wambaugh hollywood station 1st edition 1st printing. Jan 22, 1937 transformed the subgenre of the police novel into serious writing that was both harrowing and humorous, comic and tragic. The only recurring characters to appear in all five books of the series are hollywood nate weiss. I love shows like the shield and wire and so the cop stories and life appeals greatly to me. A novel by joseph wambaugh and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Now in his longawaited return to the lapd, he deploys his bonedeep understanding of cops livesand a lethal sense of humorin a stunning new. Oct 01, 2007 the first installment of former lapd sergeant joseph wambaugh s hollywood quartet franchise, hollywood station, is a good, ready, and entertaining read. So what was the inspiration for the hollywood trilogy. There hadnt been a novel for 10 years, and the best of his cop stories the blue knight, the choirboys were even further in the past. For a cop, a night on the job means killing time and trying not. In the 2000s, wambaugh also began teaching screenwriting courses as a guest lecturer for the theater department at the university of california, san diego. Hollywood station, proves that he is still a crime fiction master. Joseph wambaugh audiobooks download instantly today. Read hollywood station a novel by joseph wambaugh available from rakuten kobo. Joseph wambaugh, first edition abebooks passion for books. Oct 01, 2008 i read started to read this one minutes after finsihing the first in the series of hollywood station books by wambaugh.
Joseph wambaugh books list of books by joseph wambaugh. Soon hollywood nate, surfer cops flotsam and jetsam, and the rest of the team at hollywood station have a deadly situation on their hands. First came hollywood station in 2007, followed in 2008 and 2009 by two closely related novels, hollywood crows and hollywood moon. Joseph wambaugh hollywood station for sale rare antique. Now in his longawaited return to the lapd, he deploys his. Everything you ever needed to know about the main characters of the hollywood station novels. His carefully drawn characters are colorful but utterly believable.
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Hollywood station was highly critical of conditions. Below is a list of joseph wambaughs hollywood station books in order of when they were originally published which is also their chronological order. The official website of joseph wambaughs hollywood station novels. A strugglingactorturnedcop, hollywood nate weiss is a hawkishly handsome 35year old who has earned the prefix, hollywood, for his possession of a sag card and a more recently waning desire to act in films. Hollywood station ebook by joseph wambaugh rakuten kobo.
Harbor nocturne the 5th in the hollywood station series amazon. Joseph wambaugh, a former lapd detective sergeant, is the bestselling author of seventeen prior works of fiction and nonfiction, including the choirboys and the onion field. Wambaugh s books are full of superb characters and anecdotes all wrapped around delicious stories. I just finished a joseph wambaugh novel titled hollywood moon. Bestselling author joseph wambaugh grand master of crime and police. Jan 06, 2007 hollywood station by joseph wambaugh 340pp, quercus. In joseph wambaughs new police procedural, cops match wits with crazies known as darth vader and untouchable al. Buy a cheap copy of hollywood station book by joseph wambaugh. I bought it for a quid in the funny charity shop over the road from waitrose, the same place i picked up one of the john le carre books i blogged about the other week. Wambaughs books going all the way back, and i was especially excited. Secrets of harry bright by joseph wambaugh and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Hollywood station series by joseph wambaugh 4 primary works 4 total works nathan hollywood nate weiss is an aspiring actor and police officer with the lapd. He joined the lapd in 1960 after three years in the marine corps, and rose to the rank of detective sergeant before retiring in 1974. I really enjoy this authors writing and i have read several of his books.
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Hollywood station by joseph wambaugh 340pp, quercus. The official website of joseph wambaugh s hollywood station novels. A uk hardback first edition of hollywood station by joseph wambaugh, published by quercus in 2007 2006 in the states. I think i just wanted to interview hundreds more cops. No writer describes the cop worlds twin masks of comedy and tragedy as well as joseph wambaugh in hollywood hills, the fourth novel in a series that portrays the lapd cops who work out of hollywood station, wambaugh again offers dark humor, social satire, and police drama. The lapds hollywood station deals with some of the strangest lawbreakers anywhere, as shown in mwa grand master wambaugh s amusing fourth novel to feature hollywood nate weiss, surfer cops flotsam an. The hollywood trilogy has become the hollywood quartet. Hollywood station by wambaugh, joseph book the fast free shipping. Hollywood hills is a raucous and dangerous roller coaster ride that showcases joseph wambaugh in vintage form. And the word hollywood has a magic to it throughout the world. Joseph wambaughs first novel in 10 years, hollywood station, proves that he is still a crime fiction master.
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The acknowledgment page for hollywood station lists 54 coppers, male and female, with whom i visited in these dineanddrink sessions. In 2006, wambaugh returned to fiction with the publication of hollywood station, set in the summer of 2006. Hollywood station a novel hardcover by wambaugh, joseph. Though most of wambaughs work has been fiction, it was only a few years ago that he returned to writing novels about the lapd.
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