Fire lover

Main Author: Wambaugh, Joseph.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : W. Morrow, 2002.
Edition: 1st ed.
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Physical Description: 338 p.
ISBN: 006009527X
Author Notes: Writer Joseph Wambaugh was born in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on January 22, 1937. He joined the Marines right out of high school, but later earned both a B. A. and M. A. from California State College in Los Angeles.

He worked for the Los Angeles Police Department from 1960 to 1974.

His first novel was The New Centurions (1971) and several subsequent novels have been award winners. The Onion Field won an Edgar Award (1984), and Lines and Shadows won the Rodolfo Walsh Prize from the International Association of Crime Writers (1989). He has worked creatively on several film and television projects, including Police Story, The Black Marble, The Choirboys and The Blue Knight.

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