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Title: Hollywood Station
Author: Joseph Wambaugh
Narrator: Kerry Shale
Format: Abridged
Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-31-07
Publisher: Quercus Publishing Ltd
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective
Publisher's Summary:
Under-staffed and over-worked, bound by red tape and hobbled by political correctness, the men and women of Hollywood Station hold the front line in LA's epicentre. But add a diamond robbery, the Russian mafia and a cluelessly ambitious...glass freak, and something has got to give.
Critic Reviews:
"Violent, funny, and moving....Hugely enjoyable." (The Times)
"Wambaugh's back and better than ever." (Independent on Sunday)
"A terrific book...although addiction is an important element in the plot, none of the substances described has the hook or the kick of Wambaugh on this form." (Guardian)
Members Reviews:
Another LAPD saga from the master.
If you liked JW' s other LAPD fiction books you'll like this one too. Just enough updated police procedure, equipment, contemporary crime and LA politics to make the book authentic without bogging down the story. If you are looking for gritty true crime stories like The Onion Field, this is not that book. This is another comical farce populated by cops and played out against a backdrop of summer nights in Hollywood. Fortunately for the reader, nobody does that better than Wambaugh.
Gotta love Hollywood Station!!
Wow! Joseph Wambaugh is back!! I loved reading the Choirboys and The Onion Field and now he is back with another police story and what a story it is.
The characters in Hollywood Station are well written, believable characters. The life of meth addict or "tweaker" is nothing to be proud of and the things they do to get their next high is amazing. Mr. Wambaugh lets you into their sordid, pathetic lives with Farley and Olive. Very strong characters that will stay with you after you have read the last page.
The street cops and detective of Hollywood Station are hard core cops even when they first start out as a rookie.
The dialog between the officers and their partners is hilarious but so appropriate to their type of work. What we would find gross or unusual is just another day at work for them.
The only thing I found that kind of bogged down the book was the numerous stories of past call they cops were on. I thought there were too many of them and it got in the way of the story line to where you almost lost your way. But I did enjoy the stories, just too many of them. The story line is good but a bit meandering but it all comes together at the end. Hollywood Station is a book that I will be recommending others and I will be reading the rest in the series. Can't wait!
Wild Ride Through Hollywierd and More
Hollywood Station is a wild ride, a series of hard-hitting vignettes that move the reader through a story that is as much about a place as it is about the characters and plot. The plot ostensibly revolves around a pair of meth addicts (Farley and Olive) who steal mail and sell the proceeds to upper level criminals. One of those criminals is an Armenian with a Russian lover/prostitute who goes on to commit a couple of armed robberies. These two sets characters go about their business all the while another several sets of cops are patrolling and trying to solve crimes and maintain order. Accomplishing their sworn duty is not easy for the cops of Hollywood Station. They have their own hang-ups which range from hypochondria to a penchant for the movie business, not to mention Federal oversight that scrutinizes their every move.
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Title: Hollywood Station
Author: Joseph Wambaugh
Narrator: Kerry Shale
Format: Abridged
Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-31-07
Publisher: Quercus Publishing Ltd
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective
Publisher's Summary:
Under-staffed and over-worked, bound by red tape and hobbled by political correctness, the men and women of Hollywood Station hold the front line in LA's epicentre. But add a diamond robbery, the Russian mafia and a cluelessly ambitious...glass freak, and something has got to give.
Critic Reviews:
"Violent, funny, and moving....Hugely enjoyable." (The Times)
"Wambaugh's back and better than ever." (Independent on Sunday)
"A terrific book...although addiction is an important element in the plot, none of the substances described has the hook or the kick of Wambaugh on this form." (Guardian)
Members Reviews:
Another LAPD saga from the master.
If you liked JW' s other LAPD fiction books you'll like this one too. Just enough updated police procedure, equipment, contemporary crime and LA politics to make the book authentic without bogging down the story. If you are looking for gritty true crime stories like The Onion Field, this is not that book. This is another comical farce populated by cops and played out against a backdrop of summer nights in Hollywood. Fortunately for the reader, nobody does that better than Wambaugh.
Gotta love Hollywood Station!!
Wow! Joseph Wambaugh is back!! I loved reading the Choirboys and The Onion Field and now he is back with another police story and what a story it is.
The characters in Hollywood Station are well written, believable characters. The life of meth addict or "tweaker" is nothing to be proud of and the things they do to get their next high is amazing. Mr. Wambaugh lets you into their sordid, pathetic lives with Farley and Olive. Very strong characters that will stay with you after you have read the last page.
The street cops and detective of Hollywood Station are hard core cops even when they first start out as a rookie.
The dialog between the officers and their partners is hilarious but so appropriate to their type of work. What we would find gross or unusual is just another day at work for them.
The only thing I found that kind of bogged down the book was the numerous stories of past call they cops were on. I thought there were too many of them and it got in the way of the story line to where you almost lost your way. But I did enjoy the stories, just too many of them. The story line is good but a bit meandering but it all comes together at the end. Hollywood Station is a book that I will be recommending others and I will be reading the rest in the series. Can't wait!
Wild Ride Through Hollywierd and More
Hollywood Station is a wild ride, a series of hard-hitting vignettes that move the reader through a story that is as much about a place as it is about the characters and plot. The plot ostensibly revolves around a pair of meth addicts (Farley and Olive) who steal mail and sell the proceeds to upper level criminals. One of those criminals is an Armenian with a Russian lover/prostitute who goes on to commit a couple of armed robberies. These two sets characters go about their business all the while another several sets of cops are patrolling and trying to solve crimes and maintain order. Accomplishing their sworn duty is not easy for the cops of Hollywood Station. They have their own hang-ups which range from hypochondria to a penchant for the movie business, not to mention Federal oversight that scrutinizes their every move.