{"product_id":"the-black-marble-paperback-1","title":"The Black Marble - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Wambaugh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is a damned good cop--a burned-out homicide detective wrapped around a Smith \u0026amp; Wesson .38 and a vodka bottle. She is his partner--twice divorced, nursing a grudge against men, obsessed by the awful temptation of love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Black Marble\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" Joseph] Wambaugh sidesteps all the clich s.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Superb . . . his best book \"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"First-rate . . . fast, colorful, and gripping . . . as touching as it is breathlessly entertaining.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Wambaugh\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.6 x 5.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 21, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47228003320057,"sku":"9780440613961","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Vm5leW9NSVBGQzZqRGZUbVg5MXpBQT09_08c6aeee-6aa6-41d0-a1b7-f04f3438df56.webp?v=1768285937","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-black-marble-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}