Hollywood Station - Joseph Wambaugh

Hollywood Station

By Joseph Wambaugh

  • Release Date: 2006-11-26
  • Genre: Police Procedural
Score: 4
4
From 190 Ratings

Description

For a cop, a night on the job means killing time and trying not to get killed. If you're a cop in Hollywood Division, it also means dealing with the most overwrought, desperate, and deluded criminals anywhere. When you're patrolling Sunset and Hollywood Boulevards, neither a good reputation nor the lessons of scandals past will help you keep your cool, your sanity, or your life when things heat up.The robbery of a Hollywood jewelry store, complete with masks and a hand grenade, quickly connects to a Russian nightclub, an undercover operation gone bloodily wrong, and a cluelessly ambitious pair of tweakers.

Putting the pieces together are the sergeant they call the Oracle and his squad of street cops. There's Budgie Polk, a twenty-something firecracker with a four-month-old at home, and Wesley Drubb, a rich boy who joined the force seeking thrills. Fausto Gamboa is the tetchy veteran, and Hollywood Nate is the one who never shuts up about movies. They spend their days in patrol cars and their nights in the underbelly of a city that never sleeps. From their headquarters at Hollywood Station, they see the glamour city for what it is: a field of land mines, where the mundane is dangerous and the dangerous is mundane.

Reviews

  • Hollywood Station

    5
    By Rudexxx
    What a great storyteller! Funny but insightful. Sad but happy. Fiction but oh so real.
  • Tough going

    3
    By Rick-Hollywood
    I'm into chapter 7 and hanging in there, BUT, this one takes a while to get going. Not sure if I really like so much slang and cop jargon. Maybe this guy isn't my cup of joe.
  • Wow!

    5
    By BrianM8614
    A terrific story, well told. You'll like this!
  • A view from a fan

    4
    By Oldster 58
    I'm a fan since the first books.Still got my Choirboys belt buckle! This book makes me want to come out of retirement and get back on the streets. It's that good!
  • Hollywood station

    5
    By Sewup
    Very good. Slow start but after a bit could not put it down. Real cop lingo. Realistic.
  • Great read!

    4
    By The thin blue line
    A great book from an author who understands the inner workings of public service as good if not better than any other author. As the officers of LAPD's Hollywood Division uncover a world of crime, the individual quirks of the characters and the intrigue of the calls these officers respond to will keep you turning the pages all night! Probably not Wambough's best, but still a must read for fans of the genre.