Hollywood Hills
By Joseph Wambaugh
- Release Date: 2010-11-16
- Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Description
The legendary Hollywood Hills are home to wealth, fame, and power -- passing through the neighborhood, it's hard not to get a little greedy.
LAPD veteran "Hollywood Nate" Weiss could take or leave the opulence, but he wouldn't say no to onscreen fame. He may get his shot when he catches the appreciative eye of B-list director Rudy Ressler, and his troublemaking fiancée, Leona Brueger, the older-but-still-foxy widow of a processed-meat tycoon. Nate tries to elude her crafty seductions, but consents to keep an eye on their estate in the Hollywood Hills while they're away.
Also minding the mansion is Raleigh Dibble, a hapless ex-con trying to put the past behind him. Raleigh is all too happy to be set up for the job -- as butler-cum-watchdog -- by Nigel Wickland, Leona's impeccably dressed art dealer. What Raleigh doesn't realize is that under the natty clothes and posh accent, Nigel has a nefarious plan: two paintings hanging on the mansion's walls will guarantee them more money than they've ever seen.
Everyone's dreams are just within reach -- the only problem is, this is Hollywood. A circle of teenage burglars that the media has dubbed The Bling Ring has taken to pillaging the homes of Hollywood celebutants like Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, and when a pair of drug-addled young copycats stumbles upon Nigel's heist, that's just the beginning of the disaster to come. Soon Hollywood Nate, surfer cops Flotsam and Jetsam, and the rest of the team at Hollywood Station have a deadly situation on their hands.
Hollywood Hills is a raucous and dangerous roller coaster ride that showcases Joseph Wambaugh in vintage form.
Reviews
Great finale to the Hollywood cops
5By rossamclI have read this book three times. I wish that there was some new ones to read. I loved all the books in the series.Classic Joe W.
5By Donk1950truth is funnier than fiction. This maybe classified as fiction, but it sure feels like the truth which is historically funny. Great job Joe. Truly artful presentation. Respectfully, Don Kludt 30 yrs. PD.Sgt. retiredHollywood Hills
5By whale tailI am a retired copper that grew up with Bumper Morgan. As life has evolved so has this author. My biggest reading fear is Joe may retire. Hollywood Hills is 5 star all the way.Hollywood hills
4By tomtomusAll of his books are very good Wambaugh knows how to tell a good story this series is better than average his audiobooks are outstanding too.