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A prostitute, missy moonbeam, falls from the roof of the wonderland hotel, and in her diary is the phone number of caltech, one of americas finest scientific. Joseph wambaugh is the hardhitting bestselling writer who conveys the passionate immediacy of a special world. He has been nominated for 4 edgar awards, and was named a grand master by the mystery writers of america. The delta star by wambaugh, joseph published by william. A former police officer, joseph wambaugh puts his experience to good use when crafting his mystery and suspense novels, which have been praised for their authenticity and complex characterization. Joseph wambaugh has 28 books on goodreads with 86151 ratings. I hadnt read this in about 30 years when i plucked it from my shelf a couple of days ago.
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