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Hollywood Moon
Joseph Wambaugh
Joseph Wambaugh, “master of the modern police novel” (Michael Connelly), is back with another gripping novel about the LAPD.
“Joseph Wambaugh’s best book yet. HOLLYWOOD MOON is full of hilarious anecdotes that ring absolutely true, and the “through-story” about the Odd Couple computer thieves and the crazed stalker is especially strong. Most of all, I was deeply moved by the story of Dana Vaughn and Hollywood Nate. Re-encountering Nate and the surfer dudes and Compassionate Charley is like coming back to crazy but wonderful old friends.”—Stephen King
There’s a saying at Hollywood Station that the full moon brings out the beast—rather than the best—in its citizens. One moonlit night, LAPD veteran Dana Vaughn and “Hollywood” Nate Weiss get a call about a young man who’s been attacking women. Meanwhile, two surfer cops known as Flotsam and Jetsam keep bumping into an odd, suspicious duo—a smooth-talking player in dreads and a crazy-eyed, tattooed biker.
No one suspects that all three dubious characters might be involved in something bigger, more high-tech, and deadly. The cops have stumbled upon a complex web of crime where even the criminals can’t be sure who’s conning whom. Wambaugh masterfully brings together his distinctive mordant humor and gripping suspense in HOLLYWOOD MOON, his most thrilling ride yet through the lunatic world of LA cops.
Hollywood Moon (International): A Novel, Joseph Wambaugh
INT’L C, $16, 9780446564731
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Read JOSEPH WAMBAUGH’s other novels:
Hollywood Crows
INT’L MM, $7.99, 9780446536950
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When LAPD cops Hollywood Nate and Bix Rumstead find themselves caught up with bombshell Margot Aziz, they think they’re just having some fun. But in Hollywood, nothing is ever what it seems. To them, Margot is a harmless socialite, stuck in the middle of an ugly divorce from the nefarious nightclub-owner Ali Aziz. What Nate and Bix don’t know is that Margot’s no helpless victim: the femme fatale is setting them both up so that she can pull off the perfect murder and walk away with her ex-husband’s ill-won fortune. But Ms. Aziz isn’t the only one with a deadly plan.
Hollywood Station
MM, $7.99, 9780446401241
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For a cop, a night on the job means killing time and trying not to get killed. If you’re in Hollywood Division, it also means dealing with some of the most desperate criminals anywhere. Now the violent robbery of a Hollywood jewelry store quickly connects to a Russian nightclub and an undercover operation gone wrong, and the sergeant they call the Oracle and his squad of quirky cops have to make sense of it all. From a detective who never shuts up about the movies, to a single mother packing a breast pump, to partners who’d rather be surfing, they’ll take you on a raucous ride through a gritty city where no one is safe. Especially not the cops.
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