Hollywood Moon by Joseph Wambaugh audiobook

Hollywood Moon

By Joseph Wambaugh
Read by Christian Rummel

Hachette Book Group

The Hollywood Station Series: Book 3

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • ISBN: 9781607880059

  • ISBN: 9781607880066

Runtime: 11.77 Hours
Category: Fiction/Mystery & Detective
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

There's a saying at Hollywood Station that the full moon rising over the city brings out the beast—rather than the best—in its citizens. And in Hollywood, playground of transvestite hustlers, drug-crazed tweakers, and aspiring actors sometimes criminally desperate for fame, that's saying something. LAPD veteran Dana Vaughn and "Hollywood" Nate Weiss, a struggling-actor-turned-cop, are hot on the trail of a man they suspect to be the perpetrator of a series of violent attacks on women. Meanwhile, two surfer cops known as Flotsam and Jetsam keep bumping into a pair of suspicious characters they've got pegged as petty criminals. No one suspects that they might be involved in something bigger, more high-tech, and much more illegal. 

After a dizzying series of twists, turns, and chases, the cops will find they've stumbled onto a complex web of crime where even the criminals aren't quite sure who's conning whom.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“A meticulously realistic re-creation of cops’ daily and, more important, inner lives has been a hallmark of this engagingly accomplished writer since he first burst on the literary scene…It’s not necessary to have read the others to enjoy Hollywood Moon, but it helps to appreciate the skill with which Wambaugh manages what now amounts to a kind of cinematic ensemble cast of characters.” Los Angeles Times
“Both cops and criminals converse in a no-holds-barred, over-the-top fashion that is just lacerating enough to ring true.” Independent (London)
“Wambaugh’s entertaining third Hollywood station novel provides lots of laughs and gasps along with a few tender sighs…Spare and punchy prose fuels descriptions so on target that readers will feel they are riding shotgun, gazing out on Tinseltown's tawdry landscape.” Publishers Weekly
“At least fifteen characters hit the Los Angeles streets in this book, and because of Joseph Wambaugh’s colorful writing and Christian Rummel’s amazing narration, all are well differentiated and fun to follow… Rummel never stumbles, shifting and deftly juggling the many identities.” AudioFile

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Author

Author Bio: Joseph Wambaugh

Author Bio: Joseph Wambaugh

Joseph Wambaugh (1937–2025) drew on his own life experience in writing his numerous New York Times bestsellers, including The Onion FieldThe Blue KnightThe BloodingThe Choirboys, and other fiction and nonfiction works. His books won a number of awards, including the Edgar Award and the Rodolfo Walsh Prize for investigative journalism, and several of his books were the basis for major motion picture. He served in the US Marine Corps and later joined the Los Angeles Police Department as a detective sergeant. He retired from the LAPD in 1974 after fourteen years of service but continued with his writing. His first four books and his work on the Police Story television series in the 1970s set new standards for subsequent writers, and many acknowledged their debt to him.

Details

Details

Available Formats : Library CD, MP3 CD
Category: Fiction/Mystery & Detective
Runtime: 11.77
Audience: Adult
Language: English