Summary
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“This is vintage Wambaugh, a rollicking and ribald tale, laced with black humor.” - The San Diego Union-Tribune
Harbor cops Fortney and Leeds have a good time patrolling San Diego’s Mission Bay, scoping out body-sculpted beauties on pleasure craft, rescuing boating bozos who’ve run aground, and hauling in the occasional floater.
But now their days are anything but typical, for the America’s Cup regattas have come to town and San Diego swarms w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780553575958 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0553575953 |
| Author: | Joseph Wambaugh |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 1997 |
| Weight: | 170g |
| Dimensions: | 171mm x 106mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
Praise for Joseph Wambaugh’s Finnegan’s Week:
“A master storyteller…Wambaugh dazzles.” – Digby Diehl, Playboy
“Funny, exciting, and ultimately touching.” –Chicago Tribune
“One of the best novels Joseph Wambaugh has written…Wambaugh is in rare form.” –San Francisco Chronicle
“Wambaugh is at the top of his form here…raunchy and often hilarious.” –Publishers Weekly (starred review)
About The Author
Joseph Wambaugh
Joseph Wambaugh is the hard-hitting bestselling writer who conveys the passionate immediacy of a special world. He was a police officer with the LAPD for 14 years before retiring in 1974, during which time he published three bestselling novels. Over the course of his career, Wambaugh has been the author of more than 20 works of fiction and nonfiction, all written in his gritty, distinctive noir-ish style. He’s won multiple Edgar Awards, and several of his books have been made into feature films and TV movies. He lives in California with his wife.
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