I'm listening to "Hollywood Crows" by Joseph Wambaugh.
Disclaimer: The below is merely my opinion. I'm just reading the book.
Categories: Detective, Suspense, Police
I don't know how it ends as I am still listening.
The book seems to be about a bunch of random police incidents covering the Hollywood division of the LA police. There are two groups. The regular officers and the Community Relations Office (or CRO) which everyone calls the "Crows".
The incidents are great entertainment. I don't believe anyone could make up all this stuff. It's too unbelievable to not be real.
For example, there's the guy who steal a purse from a "Walk of Fame" tourist and takes off running. The police officer who sees it radios ahead and eventually the guy goes running into a parking garage, is whacked on the chest by the female officer so hard that his glass eye pops out and rolls under a Toyota. They find it, give it back and he cleans it off in another officers cup of Gatorade before popping it back into place. (Now, who could make that up.)
But, I'm seeing some of the incidents coming together around the Aziz family who are two sociopaths going through a closely contested divorce. I'll let you know if the end is fun in some later entry.
It has: coke addicts, divorced cops, stripper bars, stupid crooks, surfer cops, every imaginable race and country of origin, transvestites, homeless guys, rock drummers, nice people and cock fights.
What did I like: There is something funny happening all the time. And the wording keeps you listening if the inanity doesn't.
What didn't I like: Nothing outstanding so far.
Rating: 4 of 5, I enjoyed it a lot.
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