• Hollywood Station

  • A Novel
  • By: Joseph Wambaugh
  • Narrated by: Adam Grupper
  • Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
  • 3.9 out of 5 stars (461 ratings)

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Hollywood Station

By: Joseph Wambaugh
Narrated by: Adam Grupper
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Publisher's summary

The Grand Master of the police procedural returns to the Los Angeles Police Department in a gripping new audiobook about life in one of the more sensational police forces.

They call him the Oracle. He's got 46 years under his belt and more hash marks than a football field. More importantly, he has a crew of cops to look out for on the streets of Hollywood. From his understaffed office at Hollywood Station, he keeps a close eye on his squad who spend their day in patrol cars, and their nights in the underbelly of a city that never sleeps. As they make their way from the drug dens to dirty street corners, a string of seemingly unrelated events lures the cops of Hollywood Station to their most startling case, reminding them that nothing is too horrific or extreme for Los Angeles.

In his long-awaited return to the LAPD, Joseph Wambaugh takes his listeners on a raucous ride through the streets of Los Angeles and into the heart of the LAPD, where no one's safe from the gritty city - especially the cops.

©2006 Joseph Wambaugh. All Rights Reserved (P)2006 Hachette Audio. All Rights Reserved.

Critic reviews

"Outstanding....The master proves that he can still deliver." (Publishers Weekly)
"A triumphant return....High-voltage suspense drives the tale, and as always, Wambaugh's characters, language, and war stories exude authenticity." (Booklist)

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great fun

I've been a Wambaugh fan since the 80s & have read almost all his books. I'm very glad he's back & I'll be reading the rest of the Hollywood Station series.

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Assault to the ear and brain

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I tried to get into this book and failed. I enjoyed Wambaugh's book The Onion Field. However, this is about two surfer cops and criminals that don't have a single redeeming act or thought. Human beings aren't entirely good or evil. I like characters that are flawed, not something scraped from the bottom of a dumpster.

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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.

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It's F-ing Hollywood - the matra of Hollywood Cops

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, I have recommended to every person I know

Who was your favorite character and why?

The Oracle, he is like the old Sergeant from the TV series Hill Street Blues who always ended his briefings with "Let's be careful out there."

Have you listened to any of Adam Grupper???s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No this was my first time and I loved it. he has this way of bringing the characters to life it was hard for me to stop listening - I also wanted to it to never end.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The whole book had scenes throughout that moved me - I wish the series would go on forever - I have heard each of the Hollywood stories at least 4 times and never get tired of them.

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It's F-ing Hollywood - the matra of Hollywood Cops

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, I have recommended to every person I know

Who was your favorite character and why?

The Oracle, he is like the old Sergeant from the TV series Hill Street Blues who always ended his briefings with "Let's be careful out there."

Have you listened to any of Adam Grupper’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No this was my first time and I loved it. he has this way of bringing the characters to life it was hard for me to stop listening - I also wanted to it to never end.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The whole book had scenes throughout that moved me - I wish the series would go on forever - I have heard each of the Hollywood stories at least 4 times and never get tired of them.

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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.

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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.

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Wonderful and Funny and Sad!

I had never listened to this author before.
The BOOK was fantastic! The Characters were WONDERFUL! I just kept thinking this would be a great TV series BUT it is a GREAT Book. I am going to look for more by this author. I would listen to this over and over again. Real lives and real crime drama.

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He's Back!

This book ROCKS! This is a wonderful representation of classic Joseph Wambaugh. Funny and gritty. The LAPD cops in this book are real people not the shallow righteous crime fighters of TV and movies. I LOVED this old school style Wambaugh novel and I can't recommend it too much!

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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.

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