by JosephWambaugh (Author)
They are the Choirboys - the patrol squad of the LA Police attempting to stay sane in an insane world. The five sets of partners on the night-watch are men of varying temperaments and backgrounds, but they are joined together by the job and they have elected to spend their pre-dawn hours in MacArthur Park in relaxing drink and sex sessions they call 'choir practice'. This is the story of men endangered ultimately not by the violence of their jobs but by their choice of off-duty entertainment. This is a boisterous and freewheeling novel, as chillingly authentic as only a veteran police officer could make it.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Edition: New
Publisher: Orion
Published: 18 Apr 2002
ISBN 10: 0752851314
ISBN 13: 9780752851310
Book Overview: #11 in the Crime Masterworks series - a library of the finest crime novels and thrillers ever written 'Partners in the Los Angeles Police Department, they're haunted by terrifying dark secrets of the night-watch - shared predawn drink and sex sessions they call choir practice. Each wears his cynicism like a bulletproof jockstrap - each has his horror story, his bad dream, his night shriek. He is afraid of his friends - he is afraid of himself' NEW YORK TIMES 'There's only one Joe Wambaugh. He's a really important American writer, and I don't bandy that term around' Jonathan Kellerman