- Taschenbuch: 336 Seiten
- Verlag: Bantam; Auflage: Reissue (1. Dezember 1983)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0553273868
- ISBN-13: 978-0553273861
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 10,8 x 1,9 x 17,5 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 413.765 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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A former LAPD detective and perennial bestselling author, Joseph Wambaugh is the cops’ poet laureate, and these are the stories he was born to tell.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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I've admired Wambaugh's books since I read THE CHOIRBOYS almost twenty years ago. In spite of the horrors he so effectively expressed, I pursued a career in law enforcement, serving for for years with the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department. Now I'm writing several police novels of my own. THE DELTA STAR is one of my favorite novels altogether. You get partnered with Detective Mario Villalobos as he investigates the homicide of a prostitute named Missy Moonbeam. You get drunk with the Bad Czech, Jane Wayne, and Rumpled Ronald as they drink away the angst of the street. And you realize that the Gooned-Out Vice Cop's syllogism of people being garbage hits close to home.
This is one of several Wambaugh novels I keep by my word processor. He's not only a veteran cop and a talented writer. Wambaugh's an inspiration.
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One of Wambaugh's best.
12. Oktober 2002
Format:Taschenbuch
This is Joseph Wambaugh at his best, humorous, suspenseful, and sympathetic to his police characters while not shying away from their faults, foibles, and flaws. In one of his better mysteries, the cops of Rampart Station try to solve the connections between a Nobel Prize, a Russian submarine, a useless credit card, a dead hooker and a similarly deceased sleazy private eye.
Detective Mario Villalobos tries to solve the murder of a young hooker named "Missy Moonbeam" by day while spending his nights drowning his sorrows with a typical Wambaugh cast of police and groupie characters at Leery's Saloon. Larger than life characters such as "The Bad Czech", "Jane Wayne", Ludwig the police dog, and the "Gooned Out Vice Cop" all make appearances. The thing is Wambaugh makes you actually care about these people and their situations. It is obvious that the former policeman turned author still understands and feels a great empathy and affection for the men and women who police our "mean streets".
Villalobos is one of his better drawn characters. A burned out man who drinks too much, he still possesses some great police instincts, and he is not so far gone as some of the suicidal main characters of Wambaugh's darker novels, such THE SECRETS OF HARRY BRIGHT or THE GLITTER DOME. A mixture of serendipitous luck and good police work lead to a surprising twist of a conclusion, but as with most of Wambaugh's best books, the journey and the whacky cast of characters one encounters along the way is actually more important than the destination itself.
Highly recommended. Five plus stars.
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Another morbid comedy about inner-city beat cops!
9. Januar 1999
Format:Taschenbuch
I've admired Wambaugh's books since I read THE CHOIRBOYS almost twenty years ago. In spite of the horrors he so effectively expressed, I pursued a career in law enforcement, serving for for years with the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department. Now I'm writing several police novels of my own. THE DELTA STAR is one of my favorite novels altogether. You get partnered with Detective Mario Villalobos as he investigates the homicide of a prostitute named Missy Moonbeam. You get drunk with the Bad Czech, Jane Wayne, and Rumpled Ronald as they drink away the angst of the street. And you realize that the Gooned-Out Vice Cop's syllogism of people being garbage hits close to home.
This is one of several Wambaugh novels I keep by my word processor. He's not only a veteran cop and a talented writer. Wambaugh's an inspiration.
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Donald Westlake meets Ed McBain
9. November 2000
Format:Taschenbuch
My only regret is that I can only give 5 stars to this terrific police procedural by Joseph Wambaugh. There aren't many books that make me grin constantly, even at 5 in the morning! Wambaugh combines zany characters with (what seems like) gritty realism about cops' lives to form a wonderful read. There are strong female and male characters, and enough villains to keep things rolling. Wambaugh's LA is smoggy (dare I say gritty also?) and filled with mean streets; his police officers cope as best they can. I've read and enjoyed other Wambaugh books, but I'd have to say this is #1 (so far). Police Officer Ludwig, in particular, is unforgettable.
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