Excop turned 1 New York Times bestselling writer Joseph Wambaugh forged a newkind of literature with his great early police procedurals. Here in his classicdebu... » 

Excop turned 1 New York Times bestselling writer Joseph Wambaugh forged a newkind of literature with his great early police procedurals. Here in his classicdebut novel Wambaugh presents a stunning raw and unforgettable depiction oflife behind the thin blue line. In a class of new police recruits AugustusPlebesly is fast and scared. Roy Fehler is full of ideals. And Serge Duran isan exmarine running away from his Chicano childhood. In a few weeks theyllput on the blue uniform of the LAPD. In months theyll know how to interpretthe mad babble of the car radio smell danger trap a drug dealer hide asecret andmost of alllive with the understanding that cops are differentfrom everyone else. But for these men these new centurions time is an enemy.The year is 1960. The streets are burning with rage. And before they can growold on this job theyll have to fight for their lives... «