Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Echoes in the darkness Echoes in the darkness Joseph Wambaugh A true murder story, this book is based on the Main Line Murder Case in which a high school teacher was found dead in an automobile in Upper Merion, Pennsylvania, and her two children had disappeared. OL15855175W
Finnegan's week Finnegan's week Joseph Wambaugh (from the back cover) Tough, sexy environmental cop Nell Salter is looking into a chemical spill that has set off a chain reaction of death in the barrios of Tijuana and across the border. She's als… OL16025826W
Glitter dome, The Glitter dome, The Joseph Wambaugh After the murder of a major film studio's president in Hollywood, two veteran homicide detectives discover the extent to which they have been seduced by Hollywood. OL16037319W
Lines and shadows Lines and shadows Joseph Wambaugh Not since Joseph Wambaugh's best-selling "The Onion Field" has there been a true police story as fascinating, as totally gripping as . . . "Lines And Shadows." The media hailed them as heroes. Others… OL16042662W
Hollywood Station Hollywood Station Joseph Wambaugh For a cop, a night on the job means killing time and trying not to get killed. If you're a cop in Hollywood Division, it also means dealing with the most overwrought, desperate, and deluded criminals… OL17681247W
Hollywood moon Hollywood moon Joseph Wambaugh There is saying at Hollywood station that the full moon brings out the beast, rather than the best, in the precinct's citizens. One moonlit night, LAPD veteran Dana Vaughn and "Hollywood" Nate Weiss,… OL19932721W
The Onion Field The Onion Field Joseph Wambaugh This true crime story chronicles the events and aftermath of a confrontation between two criminals and two policemen in a California onion field which ended in death for one of the officers. OL20458181W
Echoes in the darkness Echoes in the darkness Joseph Wambaugh On June 25, 1989, the naked corpse of schoolteacher Susan Reinert was found wedged into her hatchback car in a hotel parking lot near Philadelphia's "Main Line." Her two children had vanished. The … OL2941537W
The Choirboys The Choirboys Joseph Wambaugh Written By Bernie Weisz Hiistorian Pembroke Pines, Florida e mail: [email protected] Title of Review: "The Choirboys: An Authentic 1975 Predawn Nightmare!" In 1975, a Los Angeles Police Depart… OL2941540W
The black marble The black marble Joseph Wambaugh In this novel, Joseph Wambaugh presents a major surprise: a tale in which crime is secondary to love, and dogs are sometimes more important than people. For here is the strange world of dog shows, th… OL2941544W
The blooding The blooding Joseph Wambaugh Fifteen-year-old Lynda Mann's savagely raped and strangled body is found along a shady footpath near the English village of Narborough. Though a massive 150-man dragnet is launched, the case remains … OL2941545W
Fire Lover Fire Lover Joseph Wambaugh "Growing up in Los Angeles, John Orr would watch in awe as firefighters scrambled to put out blazes with seeming disregard for their own lives. One day he would become a fireman himself, and a good o… OL2941550W