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The Choirboys

The Choirboys( )
Author: Wambaugh, Joseph
Series title:Crime Masterworks
ISBN:978-0-7528-5131-0
Publication Date:Aug 2002
Publisher:Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Imprint:Orion
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $21.99
Book Description:

They are the Choirboys - the patrol squad of the LA Police attempting to stay sane in an insane world. The five sets of partners on the night-watch are men of varying temperaments and backgrounds, but they are joined together by the job and they have elected to spend their pre-dawn hours in MacArthur Park in relaxing drink and sex sessions they call 'choir practice'. This is the story of men endangered ultimately not by the violence of their jobs but by their choice of off-duty...
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Book Details
Pages:368
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / City Life
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):12.9 x 19.7 x 2.6 cm
Book Weight:0.327 Kilograms
Author Biography
Wambaugh, Joseph (Author)
Writer Joseph Wambaugh was born in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on January 22, 1937. He joined the Marines right out of high school, but later earned both a B. A. and M. A. from California State College in Los Angeles.

He worked for the Los Angeles Police Department from 1960 to 1974.

His first novel was The New Centurions (1971) and several subsequent novels have been award winners. The Onion Field won an Edgar Award (1984), and Lines and Shadows won the Rodolfo Walsh Prize from the International Association of Crime Writers (1989). He has worked creatively on several film and television projects, including Police Story, The Black Marble, The Choirboys and The Blue Knight.

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