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The Onion Field

By Joseph Wambaugh

By Joseph Wambaugh

By Joseph Wambaugh
Introduction by James Ellroy

By Joseph Wambaugh
Introduction by James Ellroy

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Paperback $17.00

Aug 28, 2007 | ISBN 9780385341592

Ebook $11.99

Nov 26, 2008 | ISBN 9780307489128

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    About The Onion Field

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A fascinating account of a double tragedy: one physical, the other psychological.”—Truman Capote

    This is the frighteningly true story of two young cops and two young robbers whose separate destinies fatally cross one March night in a bizarre execution in a deserted Los Angeles field.

    “A complex story of tragic proportions . . . more ambitious than In Cold Blood and equally compelling!”—The New York Times

    “Once the action begins it is difficult to put the book down. . . . Wambaugh’s compelling account of this true story is destined for the bestseller lists.”—Library Journal

    About The Onion Field

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A fascinating account of a double tragedy: one physical, the other psychological.”—Truman Capote

    This is the frighteningly true story of two young cops and two young robbers whose separate destinies fatally cross one March night in a bizarre execution in a deserted Los Angeles field.

    “A complex story of tragic proportions . . . more ambitious than In Cold Blood and equally compelling!”—The New York Times

    “Once the action begins it is difficult to put the book down. . . . Wambaugh’s compelling account of this true story is destined for the bestseller lists.”—Library Journal

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    About Joseph Wambaugh

    Joseph Wambaugh 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… More about Joseph Wambaugh

    About Joseph Wambaugh

    Joseph Wambaugh 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… More about Joseph Wambaugh

    Product Details

    Category: U.S. History | Biography & Memoir

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Delta
    Aug 28, 2007 | 512 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780385341592

    Category: U.S. History | Biography & Memoir

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Delta
    Nov 26, 2008 | 512 Pages | ISBN 9780307489128

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    “A complex story of tragic proportions . . . more ambitious than In Cold Blood and equally compelling!”—The New York Times

    “A fascinating account of a double tragedy: one physical, the other psychological.”—Truman Capote

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