Very interesting true story. A lot of it involved the trial of this maniac. I can't believe none of the lawyers spoke of the fact that the arsonist walked right past a toddler and felt nothing knowing what he was about to do. I enjoyed it for the most part, however, the trial part with all the legal...
BLUF: Good for those who like to know the background of all players and enjoy true crime that reads like a novel.Plot: The Onion Field is a nonfiction account of the kidnappings of Officers Ian Campbell and Karl Hettinger and murder of Ian Campbell by Gregory Ulas Powell and Jimmy Lee Smith. Powell ...
This book was on a list of recommended mysteries, and was found in the mystery section--yet I don't think it really belongs there--both because this is no whodunnit, but also because it transcends that genre. We follow "Bumper" Morgan through the last three days of this beat in 1970s Los Angeles bef...
The author was still working as a policeman when this book was published so I felt like I was getting the true inside story of walking a beat in L.A. during the early seventies. "Bumper" Morgan is a larger than life character and this chronicle of his last few days walking a beat before retirement ...
Wambaugh's cast of misfits keeps you engaged throughout. The master of police procedurals, he reveals the inner workings of a unique subculture in dress-blues—fascinating. It's obvious he knows his way around.I didn't find this sordid little tale particularly mysterious or suspenseful, but I suspe...
RJ Scott can do little wrong in my world. Lovely story!One star lost because I think this needed to be a little longer. I didn't have time to get to know the characters and the plot felt a little rushed.
I am a huge fan of Wambaugh's nonfiction work. There are numerous ones I have read multiple times and never get tired of them and I believe none of them have garnered less than 5 stars from me. I compare his nonfictional work to that of Joe McGuiness in quality. His fictional work leaves me a bit co...
Serge Duran, Gus Plebesly, and Roy Fehler are classmates at the police academy and take to the streets after graduation. But will being police officers be as they thought?The New Centurions follows the lives of three young men for five years, starting from their police academy days and into the Wat...
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