Gritty, luminous, and ultimately stunning, this novel is wambaugh at his best a tale of a street cop. 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. Joseph wambaugh made his fiction debut in 1970 with the novel the new centurions. Being the history of three months in the life of an english gentleman by anthony hope. The blue knight by joseph wambaugh book cover, description, publication history. Blue knights limited is a registered ghanaian company by the registrar general of ghana. Joseph wambaugh, a former lapd detective sergeant, is the bestselling author of sixteen prior works of fiction and nonfiction, including the choirboys and the onion field. Log in to see more information about joseph wambaugh log in or register. He continues to write from his home in rancho mirage, california.
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Joseph wambaugh has been one of those necessary voices through the yearssometimes angry, sometimes illuminating, often wise, always funny and fascinatingand without him, the lives of many readers would be smaller. Joseph wambaugh, bestselling author of the new centurions, the blue knight, the hollywood station series on400 things cops know adam plantinga has done it again. Joseph wambaugh books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. His new book police craft is insightful, entertaining and packed with knowledge about how the real world of law enforcement works. And wambaugh was one of the first cop novelists to successfully write indepth about the personal lives of policemen.
Back on top with the cops joseph wambaugh the guardian. The blue knight was my favorite from the time it hit the market. Buy the blooding by joseph wambaugh online at alibris. Gritty, luminous, and ultimately stunning, this novel is wambaugh at his besta tale of a street cop on the hardest beat of his life. Joseph wambaugh, an excop and the writer of this book, is very good at creating compelling, complex, flawed characters. See all books authored by joseph wambaugh, including the onion field, and echoes in the darkness, and more on. The blue knight by joseph wambaugh published by sphere on may 21st 1987 pages. His first novel, the new centurions 1971 was a quick success, drawing praise for its realistic action and intelligent characterization. His realistic approach to police drama highly influenced both television and film depictions from the mid 1970s forward.
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