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To: Bahbah; contessa machiaveli; BADJOE; Mr.Clark; Betty Jane; Orblivion; Non-Sequitur; dixie sass; ...
FYI. I think I will post a few more reviews of The Choirboys from the Amazon reader reviews. But go ahead and post your own impressions. Wambaugh is the absolute BEST when it comes to writing about police in particular and law enforcement in general. Remember, Wambaugh himself was an L.A. cop and I believe he also worked the Wilshire division.
4 posted on 10/14/2003 1:16:04 PM PDT by PJ-Comix (Ahnold Groped Eva Braun While Popping 100 Painkillers Per Day!!!)
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To: PJ-Comix
Hey, I read this one! It's right up there with The New Centurions.
5 posted on 10/14/2003 1:18:25 PM PDT by Travis McGee (----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
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I worked with Joe when he was in the headquarters building in the Office of Planning and Control back in 1969. A really great guy and a terrific sense of humor, but serious about his job. He had just finished the Blue Knights and the brass did not know quite what to do about the situation.
9 posted on 10/14/2003 1:31:32 PM PDT by erswts
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"Wambaugh is the absolute BEST when it comes to writing about police in particular and law enforcement in general. "

Except for "Lines and Shadows" which to me was very boring
12 posted on 10/14/2003 1:44:53 PM PDT by sticker
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As with all Wambaugh books, he keeps you involved! Having been around law enforcement most of my life - he hits it dead on.

I guess thats because he was a law enforcement officer. The first book I read of his was Onion Fields based on an actual case. I have been a fan of his ever since.
20 posted on 10/14/2003 10:51:36 PM PDT by dixie sass (GOD bless America)
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