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The Black Marble
The Black Marble
Author: Joseph Wambaugh
ISBN-13: 9780440106470
ISBN-10: 0440106478
Publication Date: 1/1979
Pages: 416
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 13 ratings
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Group
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1
Wambaugh is always great and this book is no different. A super good and fast read. It's a story about a burned out homicide detective too close to the bottle and headed downhill from there. It was tough to lay it down.
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This was the first of this author's books I've read and I really got into the characters which are developed gradually. The detectives, romance, intrigue, humor. I think this may have been the inspiration for the TV series Barney Miller, which I was really into. I liked it. It was funny and hooked me into the story line. Enjoy!
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High drama mystery.
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A good read. Joalice
akirerendrag avatar reviewed The Black Marble on + 8 more book reviews
Have 2 copies- am too busy to read even one.. LOL -looks great though.. ENJOY!
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Never finished reading this one. I'm guessing from the back of the book that it's a retired cop romance story. I could be wrong!
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Haven't read it just want to pass it along to someone else.