Hollywood Station

De: Joseph Wambaugh

Narrado por: Adam Grupper

For a cop, a night on the job means killing time and trying not to get killed. If you're a cop in Hollywood Division, it also means dealing with the most overwrought, desperate, and deluded criminals anywhere. When you're patrolling Sunset and Hollywood Boulevards, neither a good reputation nor the lessons of scandals past will help you keep your cool, your sanity, or your life when things heat up.The robbery of a Hollywood jewelry store, complete with masks and a hand grenade, quickly connects to a Russian nightclub, an undercover operation gone bloodily wrong, and a cluelessly ambitious pair of tweakers.

Putting the pieces together are the sergeant they call the Oracle and his squad of street cops. There's Budgie Polk, a twenty-something firecracker with a four-month-old at home, and Wesley Drubb, a rich boy who joined the force seeking thrills. Fausto Gamboa is the tetchy veteran, and Hollywood Nate is the one who never shuts up about movies. They spend their days in patrol cars and their nights in the underbelly of a city that never sleeps. From their headquarters at Hollywood Station, they see the glamour city for what it is: a field of land mines, where the mundane is dangerous and the dangerous is mundane.©2006 Joseph Wambaugh. All Rights Reserved; (P)2006 Hachette Audio. All Rights Reserved.

Depressing Characters

This book had such depressing characters. It was hard to digest. It was so dark & hard to get past the sadness of their lives.

Great listen! Love the narration

This was my first Wambaugh book and I really enjoyed it a lot. Adam Grupper is a great narrator! Loved it.

Good One !

If you could sum up Hollywood Station in three words, what would they be?

A great Story. Wambaugh just gets better with each book. I get the feeling that I'm at the scene witnessing the insanity of Hollywood and the criminal world.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This book is full of reasons to laugh and cringe.

Brilliantly written!

Met all of my expectations and more. A true suspense-filled work from beginning to end. I didn't want to stop reading!

Good story but production needs work

The story and the reader were good.
The weird music in the middle of chapters needs to be removed because it was distracting

Loved the Humor

Excellent voice work, the characters were people I really got attached to. Looking forward to listening to the other books in the series. This book compared very well to Wambaugh's earlier works.

great cop story

great and well performed audiobook. you'll feel for these characters. Wambaugh is the master of police fiction .

Great Stuff

I had forgotten how much I enjoyed Wambaugh's ability to bring his characters to life. I typically don't like fiction, but his characters and stories seem based on real events and people and I actually feel like I am learning something along with enjoying the story.

A must read if you enjoy Crime Novels

Stories coming from Hollywood Station that will keep you entertained. I recommend this book as a can't miss and you will have zero regrets spending the time to listen.

Awesome

Very well written and will be reading more of his books in the future. Great book