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Biographical Information
The son of a Pittsburgh police officer, Joseph A. Wambaugh Jr. became one of America's most famous cops and a bestselling author who redefined police fiction. He'd
been with the LAPD for more than 10 years by the time he published his first novel, THE NEW CENTURIONS, in 1971. Wambaugh's first nonfiction
book, THE ONION FIELD, about two young cops' fateful encounter with two young robbers, was a huge success. After Wambaugh
left the LAPD in 1974, his work, beginning with THE CHOIRBOYS, became fiercely and darkly comic. In novels like FLOATERS and
THE GOLDEN ORANGE, he regales readers with tales of tough-talking cops in glittering, corrupt Southern California. He also
continues to write nonfiction, such as THE BLOODING about the first murder case solved by genetic fingerprinting. Wambaugh and his wife Dee live in Rancho Mirage, California. (Bookreporter.com)
Joseph Wambaugh sounds off
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