The setting for the story is in Southern California, on the Gold Coast of Orange County. Winnie Farlowe, a 40-year-old ex-policeman, is unemployed and turns to drink for consolation. However, this changes when he meets Tess Binder, a beautiful divorcee with an uncertain fortune.
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"ÝWambaugh's¨ laserlike descriptions of Orange County are worth the price of admission."--"The New York Times Book Review"
" [Wambaugh's] laserlike descriptions of Orange County are worth the price of admission." --"The New York Times Book Review"
"[Wambaugh's] laserlike descriptions of OrangeCounty are worth the price ofadmission."--"The New York Times Book Review""
"[Wambaugh's] laserlike descriptions of Orange County are worth the price of admission."--The New York Times Book Review
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 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.
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