The Black Marble

He is a damned good cop — a burned-out homicide detective wrapped around a Smith & Wesson .38 and a vodka bottle. She is his partner — twice divorced, nursing a grudge against men, obsessed by the awful temptation of love.

Joseph Wambaugh

The tough ex-cop who writes the hard-hitting best sellers — a master storyteller whose characters are as powerful and as passionate as his plots.