Floaters

A Novel

Joseph Wambaugh

$17.99

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Bantam Books Inc
01 July 1997

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLSER .""This is vintage Wambaugh, a rollicking and ribald tale, laced with black humor.""-The San Diego Union-Tribune

Harbor cops Fortney and Leeds have a good time patrolling San Diego's Mission Bay, scopingout body-sculpted beauties on pleasure craft, rescuing boating bozos who've run aground, and haulingin the occasional floater.

But now their days are anything but typical, for theAmerica's Cup regattas have come to town and San Diego swarms with sailors, schemers, spies, and saboteurs,and the cuppies who want to love them. It's a randy cuppie named Blaze who tweaks their cop instincts thatsomething's not quite right on the waterfront-and it'sBlaze who sets off a bizarre criminal trail that wouldbe hilarious if it didn't wind up just as nasty asit gets, with a pair of murders right on the eve of thebiggest sailing race of all.

Praise for Floaters

""There's only one Joe Wambaugh. He's a really important American writer.""-Jonathan Kellerman

"" Wambaugh

dazzles with his intimate knowledge of police life, black humor, raunchy dialogue, and a cast of nineties choirboys. . . . A cop's expertise and the literary power of a master storyteller.""-Digby Diehl, Playboy

""The author's trademark sardonic writing is in full force here.""-Publishers Weekly

By: Joseph Wambaugh
Imprint: Bantam Books Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 171mm, Width: 106mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 170g
ISBN: 9780553575958
ISBN 10: 0553575953
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 01 July 1997
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , A / AS level , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joseph Wambaugh is the hard-hitting bestselling writer who conveys the passionate immediacy of a special world. He was a police officer with the LAPD for14 years before retiring in 1974, during which time he published three bestselling novels. Over the course of his career, Wambaugh has been the author of more than 20 works of fiction and nonfiction, all written in his gritty, distinctive noir-ish style. He's won multiple Edgar Awards, and several of his books have been made into feature films and TV movies. He lives in California with his wife.

Reviews for Floaters: A Novel

Praise for Joseph Wambaugh's Finnegan's Week A master storyteller...Wambaugh dazzles. -- Digby Diehl, Playboy Funny, exciting, and ultimately touching. --Chicago Tribune One of the best novels Joseph Wambaugh has written...Wambaugh is in rare form. --San Francisco Chronicle Wambaugh is at the top of his form here...raunchy and often hilarious. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

MOTHER'S DAY SPECIALS! SHOW ME MORE

Floaters

A Novel

Joseph Wambaugh

$17.99

Paperback

Reviews for Floaters: A Novel

See Inside

See Also

Contact Abbeys

Contact Galaxy

Contact Language

Contact Us

About ABBEY'S