The Black Marble

The Black Marble - Paperback

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The Black Marble
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The Black Marble - Paperback

The Black Marble - Paperback

by Joseph Wambaugh
$23.00
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by Joseph Wambaugh (Author)

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 clichés."--Baltimore Sun

"Superb . . . his best book!"--St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"First-rate . . . fast, colorful, and gripping . . . as touching as it is breathlessly entertaining."--Cosmopolitan

Author Biography

Joseph Wambaugh is the hard-hitting bestselling writer who conveys the passionate immediacy of a special world. He was a police officer with the LAPD for 14 years before retiring in 1974, during which time he published three bestselling novels. Over the course of his career, Wambaugh has been the author of more than 20 works of fiction and nonfiction, all written in his gritty, distinctive noir-ish style. He's won multiple Edgar Awards, and several of his books have been made into feature films and TV movies. He lives in California with his wife.

Number of Pages: 416
Dimensions: 1.02 x 8.6 x 5.62 IN
Publication Date: December 21, 1998
ISBN9780440613961
Author Joseph Wambaugh
PublisherDell
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedDecember 1998
LanguageENG- English
Pages416
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Joseph Wambaugh is the hard-hitting bestselling writer who conveys the passionate immediacy of a special world. He was a police officer with the LAPD for 14 years before retiring in 1974, during which time he published three bestselling novels. Over the course of his career, Wambaugh has been the author of more than 20 works of fiction and nonfiction, all written in his gritty, distinctive noir-ish style. He's won multiple Edgar Awards, and several of his books have been made into feature films and TV movies. He lives in California with his wife.

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