The Black Marble Contributor(s): Wambaugh, Joseph (Author) |
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ISBN: 148048010X ISBN-13: 9781480480100 Publisher: Open Road Media OUR PRICE: $30.56 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
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BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.31 lbs) 354 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Wambaugh, Joseph: - The son of a policeman, Joseph Wambaugh (b. 1937) began his writing career while a member of the Los Angeles Police Department. 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. His first novel, The New Centurions (1971), was a quick success, drawing praise for its realistic action and intelligent characterization, and was adapted into a feature film starring George C. Scott. He followed it up with The Blue Knight (1972), which was adapted into a mini-series starring William Holden and Lee Remick. Since then Wambaugh has continued writing about the LAPD. He has been credited with a realistic portrayal of police officers, showing them not as superheroes but as men struggling with a difficult job, a depiction taken mainstream by television's Police Story, which Wambaugh helped create in the mid-1970s. In addition to novels, Wambaugh has written nonfiction, winning a special Edgar Award for 1974's The Onion Field, an account of the longest criminal trial in California history. His most recent work is the novel Hollywood Moon (2010). |