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    Hollywood Moon: A Novel
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    Hollywood Moon: A Novel

    Written by Joseph Wambaugh

    Narrated by Christian Rummel

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    Bestseller Wambaugh's entertaining third Hollywood Station novel (after Hollywood Crows) provides lots of laughs and gasps from all of your favorite characters.
    There's a saying at Hollywood station that the full moon brings out the beast--rather than the best--in the precinct's citizens. One moonlit night, LAPD veteran Dana Vaughn and "Hollywood" Nate Weiss, a struggling-actor-turned cop, get a call about a young man who's been attacking women. Meanwhile, two surfer cops known as Flotsam and Jetsam keep bumping into an odd, suspicious duo--a smooth-talking player in dreads and a crazy-eyed, tattooed biker. No one suspects that all three dubious characters might be involved in something bigger, more high-tech, and much more illegal. After a dizzying series of twists, turns, and chases, the cops will find they've stumbled upon a complex web of crime where even the criminals can't be sure who's conning whom.
    Wambaugh once again masterfully gets inside the hearts and minds of the cops whose jobs have them constantly on the brink of danger. By turns heart-wrenching, exhilarating, and laugh-out-loud funny, Hollywood Moon is his most thrilling and deeply affecting ride yet through the singular streets of LA.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateNov 24, 2009
    ISBN9781600247750
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    Hollywood Moon: A Novel
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    Joseph Wambaugh

    The son of a policeman, Joseph Wambaugh (b. 1937) began his writing career while a member of the Los Angeles Police Department. He joined the LAPD in 1960 after three years in the Marine Corps, and rose to the rank of detective sergeant before retiring in 1974. His first novel, The New Centurions (1971), was a quick success, drawing praise for its realistic action and intelligent characterization, and was adapted into a feature film starring George C. Scott. He followed it up with The Blue Knight (1972), which was adapted into a mini-series starring William Holden and Lee Remick. Since then Wambaugh has continued writing about the LAPD. He has been credited with a realistic portrayal of police officers, showing them not as superheroes but as men struggling with a difficult job, a depiction taken mainstream by television’s Police Story, which Wambaugh helped create in the mid-1970s. In addition to novels, Wambaugh has written nonfiction, winning a special Edgar Award for 1974’s The Onion Field, an account of the longest criminal trial in California history. His most recent work is the novel Hollywood Moon (2010).

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    • 5/5
      I've been reading Joseph Wambaugh's books since he penned the first one, "The New Centurions" in 1970. He skillfully combines the mundane, the bizarre, the criminal, and the just plain crazy behavior of people, in the context of believable police officers who, to one degree or another, are involved in the same variety of human activity as are those they protect and serve. Anyone who has served in law enforcement can bring up personal experiences that verify exactly what Wambaugh seeks to depict, although some of his police characters are a bit zanier than most of us have experienced, (but often only a bit). I'm usually smiling throughout one of Wambaugh's romps and I was throughout "Hollywood Moon", with the occasional out-loud chuckle every time Flotsam and Jetsam were doing their sthick. I'm very pleased to see J.W. is just as good as he ever was, hard to believe it has been 46 years since his first outing, tempus fugit!
    • 4/5
      I like Wambaugh's stuff - if nothing else - than to be thankful I am halfway normal. His characters are funny, sad, pathetic yet always human.I've lived out there. Hard to believe, but I suspect there would be a real-life version of every character he writes about.
    • 4/5
      It's never a dull moment for the cops of Hollywood Station. The overarching plot is about a master of disguise, a handful of con men, and a handsome teenager just beginning to embrace his inner psychopath. In addition, there are plenty of little asides along the way - funny and/or poignant conversations between the cops, bizarre incidents with criminals, and the like - which keep the action moving. All the characters were great, but I enjoyed the surfer cops the most. Something about the lingo makes me chuckle every time. As far as I can tell, this is the third Hollywood Station book, but I didn't ever feel like I was missing something. My only real complaint was that the ending felt a touch forced. However, the rest of the story was so good I can overlook that.I listened to this on audio, read by Christian Rummell, who was absolutely excellent. Not only is he a great narrator, but he is also the man of a thousand voices. Even his female voices are convincing and distinct!
    • 4/5
      Enjoyable but not a standout. Nice revisiting the Hollywood Station characters in particular Flotsam and Jetsam but at times this felt like a collection of incidents rather than a coherent whole but it did come together in the end and having read all 3 in the series I will continue because probably on the borderline between 3.5 and 4.
    • 4/5
      Let's meet the men and women of the LAPD's Hollywood Division. The police, new and old, reflect the reality of urban police patrol. Overworked and underappreciated, they bond with each other to form the backbone of grass roots police prevention in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles. They protect and defend the general public from the daily threat of crime. Joseph WAmbaugh's novel affords us entry into the day to day life of a patrol cop. Dealing with all issues from public drunkenness to accidental infant death are routine. They are the first line of defense. I was very impressed by the ease in which the author engaged us in a policeman's world. Not glamorous but very true to life, it shows the struggle these cops face daily. They deal with many problems routinely. They also sometimes can provide a crucial direct link in the investigative process. This is thefirst novel I've read by Mr. Wambaugh. I look forward to more.
    • 4/5
      This review is for the unabridged audio version which I actually won in a giveaway.I listened to Hollywood Moon while on a road trip to California. It literally made the miles fly by. For me that is saying something. Some books on CD can literally pull you into their story so you almost forget where you are. Hollywood Moon was like that for me.I had not read nor listened to the two previous books in this series, but I didn't feel lost at all. The story showed moments in the patrol life of the police at Hollywood Station, but also focused on the seedier side with the criminals, street hustlers and drug addicts. At times things were serious and others just humorous. Wambaugh's characters were all very well done and surprisingly sympathetic. I found myself with a torn loyalty with Dewey Gleason who was living his dreams as an actor by using his talents to portray several different characters he used for his various scams. It was hard not to sympathize with the guy considering his partner was his wife and his biggest critic. The police portrayed were as varied as all human beings are. There were some you could just love and some you tolerated, and really that is absolutely the way the world is. Nothing was sugarcoated nor too graphic.Finally, the audio book was read by Christian Rummel who did a great job with distinguishing between the character's voices and bringing them to life. My only complaint was the surfer cops sounded like the ninja turtles, but then again, that is really probably one of the only ways to perform their dialogue.All in all this book was well done, and it truly made me want to check out the rest of the series. I hope that it continues. I am also glad that I have found an author that is new to me as Joseph Wambaugh has a lot of great books under his belt.
    • 3/5
      Typical Wambaugh fare. Colorful cops and robbers battling each other. The saving grace of this one is the intricate scams cooked up by the unsavory husband and wife who find themselves at the heart of the plot.Still, it was a welcome break from all the nonfiction I've been reading recently. This book was a wilful and welcome excursion into escapism.
    • 4/5
      I've always enjoyed Wambaugh's books and was happy to discover his newer "Hollywood" trilogy. This is the final book and I thought it was the best of the three.
    • 3/5
      Joseph Wambaugh is a former Los Angles cop who has had a career as a novelist and adviser for cop films. This is a tongue-in-cheek story of the weird events on the streets of Hollywood during a full moon.
    • 3/5
      This book is all kinds of slapstick comedy in the Hollywood police station. The characters are off-the-wall and crazy, as are the criminals. For me, it was a light, entertaining venture into several layers of nonsense.
    • 3/5
      Hollywood Moon by Joseph WambaughHollywood Moon is so goofy if it wasn’t so closely related to reality you would scoff at it. Hollywood is goofy. I have a nephew who works on the 911 phone line. He, as well as those whom I know work the emergency room, confirms that a full moon seems to bring out those who aren’t wrapped as tight as the rest of us. A cop story in traditional Wambaugh style. The characterizations are so rich, vivid, colorful and flamboyant that they often make you laugh out loud. The interplay between partners provides a thoughtful perspective on how relationships can develop in the pressure cooker of a shop.(squad car) The story often seemed to range widely but finally came down to a tied up conclusion. Some of the action may seem preposterous but it doesn’t take much research to see Wambaugh does his homework. The book paints cops as people, not as stereotype characters of sterling character but people. People with ethics, concerns and lives that are held to a higher standard of behavior than those they police. You can’t help but respect the jobs they do, in conditions that are often amazing. I recommend it.