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The Onion Field

Joseph Wambaugh

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "A fascinating account of a double tragedy: one physical, the other psychological."--Truman Capote

This is the frighteningly true story of two young cops and two young robbers whose separate destinies fatally cross one March night in a bizarre execution in a deserted Los Angeles field.

"A complex story of tragic proportions . . . more ambitious than In Cold Blood and equally compelling!"--The New York Times

"Once the action begins it is difficult to put the book down. . . . Wambaugh's compelling account of this true story is destined for the bestseller lists."--Library Journal

Book Details

  • Publisher: Delta
  • Publish Date: Aug 28th, 2007
  • Pages: 512
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.24in - 5.28in - 1.11in - 0.85lb
  • EAN: 9780385341592
  • Categories: Murder - GeneralCriminals & OutlawsUnited States - State & Local - West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT

About the Author

Joseph Wambaugh is the hard-hitting best-selling writer who conveys the passionate immediacy of a special world. A master storyteller...authenticity oozes from his books.

Praise for this book

"A complex story of tragic proportions . . . more ambitious than In Cold Blood and equally compelling!"--The New York Times

"A fascinating account of a double tragedy: one physical, the other psychological."--Truman Capote