The Black Marble

A Novel

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Author:

Wambaugh, Joseph

ISBN:

978-0-440-61396-1

Publication Date:

Dec 1998

Publisher:

Random House Publishing Group

Imprint:

Dell

Book Format:

Paperback

List Price:

USD $23.00

Book Description:

He is a damned good cop-a burned-out homicide detective wrapped around a Smith & Wesson .38 and a vodka bottle. She is his partner-twice divorced, nursing a grudge against men, obsessed by the awful temptation of love. Praise for The Black Marble " Joseph Wambaugh sidesteps all the cliches."-Baltimore Sun "Superb . . . his best book!"-St. Louis Post-Dispatch "First-rate . . . fast, colorful,...
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Book Details

Pages:	416
Detailed Subjects:	Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	5.5 x 8.5 x 1 Inches
Book Weight:	1.181 Pounds

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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