“It’s Joseph Wambaugh’s world. Other crime writers just live in it.” So says the Los Angeles Times about the writer known as the father of the modern police novel.
His latest novel is set in San Pedro, one of the world’s busiest harbors, and is the fifth in his “Hollywood Station” series. Wambaugh knows his beat: he’s a former LAPD detective, and his experiences on the force have flavored each of his riveting books with fascinating characters, some of whom resurface in “Harbor Nocturne.”
Guest:
Joseph Wambaugh, author of “Harbor Nocturne” (Mysterious Press), the fifth novel in his “Hollywood Station” series. Wambaugh has written twenty prior works of fiction and non-fiction, including “The New Centurions,” “The Choirboys” and “The Onion Field.”