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The Glitter Dome
The Glitter Dome
Author: Joseph Wambaugh
ISBN-13: 9780553272598
ISBN-10: 0553272594
Publication Date: 5/1/1982
Pages: 352
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 17 ratings
Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
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BeachGirlJanet avatar reviewed The Glitter Dome on + 3 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book will keep you guessing. The characters will alter your view of the police!
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Pretty good mystery, kept me guessing!
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Within the smoke-filled disco-bar, cheap thrills carry a heavy price. Payday groupies rub against cops drowning in triple shots. And skull-cracking homicide detectives like Welborn and Mackey kick around cases from soft core porn to hardcore murder. How could a truly successful studio boss - a star-maker? = with a billion-dollar grin stop two .38 slugs with his face?
Readnmachine avatar reviewed The Glitter Dome on + 1474 more book reviews
Wambaugh's tale of Hollywood cops trying to solve the murder of a bigtime movie producer is, as usual, peopled with burnt-out cops along with various crooks and losers. It's also larded with black humor and an underlying nihilism best taken in small doses.
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From the inside cover: "Within the smoke-filled disco-bar, cheap thrills carry a heavy price. Payday groupies rub against cops drowning in triple shots. And skull-cracking homicide detectives like Welborn and Mackey kick around cases from softcore porn to hardcore murder. How could a truly successful studio boss-a star-maker!-with a billion-dollar grin stop two .38 slugs with his face?"
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The Glitter Dome is the watering hole of four sets of police partners. They work the amoral Hollywood scene. A major studio head is murdered. Very good book
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Welcome to Tinsel Town, where the line between cop and killer is as a razor's edge
MoonShadow avatar reviewed The Glitter Dome on + 18 more book reviews
Within the smoke-filled disco-bar, cheap thrills carry a heavy price. Payday groupies rub against cops drowning in triple shots. And skull-cracking detectives like Welborn and Mackey kick around cases from softcore porn to hardcore murder. How could a truly successful studio boss - a star-maker! - with a billion-dollar grin stop two .38 slugs with his face?