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Hollywood Hills Joseph Wambaugh

Hollywood Hills By Joseph Wambaugh

Hollywood Hills by Joseph Wambaugh


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Summary

For the streetwise cops of Hollywood Station, dealing with prostitutes and costumed crackheads of the boulevard is all in a day's work. But beyond the lights and the crowds on the Walk of Fame, the real Los Angeles simmers dangerously. And when things heat up, even veterans like Viv Daley will see things that they'll wish they could forget.

Hollywood Hills Summary

Hollywood Hills by Joseph Wambaugh

For the streetwise cops of Hollywood Station, dealing with the panhandlers, prostitutes and costumed crackheads of the boulevard is all in a day's work. If they're lucky, surf-mad partners Flotsam and Jetsam can spend the morning calming the crazies and the afternoon policing the babes on the beach. But beyond the lights and the crowds on the Walk of Fame, the real Los Angeles simmers dangerously. And when things heat up, even veterans like Viv Daley will see things that they'll wish they could forget. In the hills above town, it's a different world, where sports-car-studded driveways lead to sprawling villas stuffed with clothes and jewels. Up here, pickings are easy for the Bling Ring - a group of photogenic young addicts who knock off celebrity cribs to fund their next fix. Even experienced cop and wannabe filmstar Nate 'Hollywood' Weiss has struck gold in the hills. Leona Bruger, wife of an Industry Mover and Shaker, has taken a fancy to him. Although he knows the Hollywood maxim - you don't pet the cougars, especially if they belong to the boss - Nate reckons that a leg-over might be just the leg-up he needs. What Weiss doesn't realise is that his new flame's crooked art-dealer is about to pull a forgery scam right under his nose. And when a pair of desperate junkies hit on a foolproof plan to pay their drug debts with a stolen painting, things get very complicated indeed...It is suitable for fans of Robert Crais, Carl Hiassen, Elmore Leonard, and, George Pelecanos.

Hollywood Hills Reviews

'Joseph Wambaugh invented the modern police novel... brilliant characterization, impeccable plotting, stunning sense of place, and that special brand of irreverent, mordant humour for which Wambaugh holds the patent.' - Jonathan Kellerman * 'Brilliant characterisation and authentic dialogue' - Daily Mail * 'Straight-shooting, touch-talking crime drama. Great stuff' - Time Out * 'Deliriously entertaining fiction rich in incident, anecdote and, especially, great characters' - Observer * 'The cops are all fabulous characters... street language that just zings off the page... it's a jungle out there and Wambaugh is the man to lead you through it' - Daily Express

About Joseph Wambaugh

Joseph Wambaugh served with the LAPD for fourteen years. He is internationally recognised as one of crime fiction's Olympians. He lives in Rancho Mirage, California with his wife, Dee.

Additional information

GOR005239993
9781848878778
184887877X
Hollywood Hills by Joseph Wambaugh
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Atlantic Books
20110101
368
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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