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I was encouraged to read a book by this author after a discussion with someone who happened to be reading a Michael Crichton book (Next).
You know how they say, never judge a book by it's cover? Well, never judge a recommendation by someone reading an author you enjoy.
The story lacked plot of any kind. If this was a submission to Readers Digest, the story could have been condensed and had the same effect as it's full blown version - which is to say in one word..."yawn."
The character development was enjoyable and there were potential stories/plots that could have been fleshed out. If only that were the case.
I wouldn't recommend this book. (Stick with David Baldacci's True Blue if you're looking for something in this arena)
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Posted January 17, 2007
Wambaugh writes from his experiences as a police officer. This was the first book of his I read and now I'm hooked. His writing is superb, the material is still topical. Nothing changes on the streets except the hair and clothing styles. He captures it all in this gripping novel.
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Overview
Ex-cop turned #1 New York Times bestselling writer Joseph Wambaugh forged a new kind of literature with his great early police procedurals. Gritty, luminous, and ultimately stunning, this novel is Wambaugh at his best--a tale of a street cop on the hardest beat of his life.Twenty and two. Those are the numbers turning in the mind of William "Bumper" Morgan: twenty years on the job, two days before he "pulls the pin" and walks away from it forever. But on the gritty streets of L.A., people look at Bumper like some kind of knight in armor--they've plied him with come-ons, hot tips, and the hard respect a man can't earn anywhere else. Now, with a new job...