The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight

by JosephWambaugh (Author)

Synopsis

Bumper Morgan is a cop, a patrolman with twenty years' service under his belt and retirement is looming ominously close. His outlook is old-fashioned: he believes in justice - even when it doesn't conform to the letter of the law. If a judicious bit of violence will give him what he needs to solve a crime, so be it. That's the way the game's played. And it usually works. Until the prospect of retirement clouds his judgement and Bumper finds himself starting to make mistakes. The kind of mistakes that kill people.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: First printing of this edition
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 04 Sep 2008

ISBN 10: 1847243398
ISBN 13: 9781847243393

Media Reviews
The best of Wambaugh's cop stories - Guardian * Guardian *
Wambaugh is the best in the business Kathy Reichs * Kathy Reichs *

Abounds in vivid vignettes of police life and the Los Angeles streets...the portrait of Bumper has force and authenticity -
New York Times Book Review

* New York Times *
Author Bio
Joseph Wambaugh served with the LAPD for fourteen years, beginning to write during his last three. His first novel, The New Centurions, was published in 1971 to critical acclaim and popular success. He followed this with a series of highly acclaimed novels including The Blue Knight, The Choirboys, The Black Marble and non-fiction titles such as The Onion Field. He also created the hugely popular and influential TV series, Police Story. In 2004 Wambaugh was the recipient of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award. He lives in Rancho Mirage, California with his wife, Dee.