Goodbye Joseph Wambaugh

About this episode

This episode pays tribute to the late writer Joseph Wambaugh, discussing his literary contributions and his book 'Hollywood Crows'.

It is with deep sadness that one of the great writers and guests on “Between the Lines,” Joseph Wambaugh passed away this week. Whether it was his fictional masterpieces like “The Choirboys,” “The Blue Knight” and “The New Centurions” or his acclaimed nonfiction books like “The Onion Field” or "Fire Lover," Joseph took us behind the badge into the heart of his characters. On this episode we discussed his acclaimed book “Hollywood Crows” and once again he dove deep into his subjects with...

People in this episode

Guest: Joseph Wambaugh

Topics covered

• writing
• literature
• crime fiction
• nonfiction

Keywords

• Joseph Wambaugh
• The Choirboys
• The Blue Knight
• The New Centurions
• The Onion Field
• Fire Lover
• Hollywood Crows

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Between the Lines, The Choirboys, The Blue Knight, The New Centurions, The Onion Field, Fire Lover, Hollywood Crows

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