Hollywood Crows

This is another outstanding novel by Joseph Wambaugh
He is really good at bringing his Characters to life.
Some interesting sub stories in this book.
Hollywood Nate a Policeman want to be Movie star.
Flotsom and Jetsom 2 Police officers who love surfing.
Leonard Stilwell a local Scumbag who is always trying to score drugs and rip people off.

In this novel the main story is about a young glamourous Divorcee called Margot Aziz she has a cunning plan to kill her ex husband Ali who owns a Strip joint. She wants him gone so her and her son Nick can have all his money.
Her plan is to get a Policeman unsuspecting to appear as her Boyfriend and make Ali come to the house in a rage. Ali also has a plan to kill Margot by swapping her Sleeping show more pills.
Margot's plan works she shoots Ali dead in her house, poor Policeman Bix who was in the house at the time cant handle the shame he has placed on his family and kills himself. Margot goes on a big Cruise around Europe goes to her Cabin early one night and accidently overdoses on one of the dodgy pills. show less

I have read a number of Wambaugh's books and Hollywood Crows doesn't disappoint. Wambaugh superbly blends humour, drama, tragedy and action into a well-paced story. I enjoy the way he develops the characters in each novel through dialog and action.
Hollywood Crows sees some L.A. cops knee deep in a double murder and suicide as a result of some poor choices. A really enjoyable read.

Within the LAPD division are a group of men and women known as the Hollywood Crows. They are different then your regular LAPD. Yes, they respond to the calls but they usually charged with dealing with all the desperate, unusal, and just plain wacko Hollywood.

One of the crows is Hollywood Nate Weiss. Nate is a stand up good guy as well as good-looking. During one of his routine stops, he meets a gorgeous woman by the name of Margot Aziz. Margot invites Nate over for dinner and some drinks. What Nate doesn’t know is that Margot is not an innocent woman. She is going through a nasty divorce. Her soon to be ex-husband is notorious nightclub owner, Ali Aziz. Ali dispises Margot, especially since she has custody of their son, Nicky. show more Before Nate knows it, he finds himself a pawn in a deadly game of revenge.

I loved every minute of this book.All of the Crows were great. I enjoyed everyone of them from Nate to the surfer cops. I couldn't stop laughing. I once read another one of Joseph Wambaugh’s books and it was good but not as great as Hollywood Crows. In fact I had a hard time sticking with the book. The difference between this time and last time is that I listened to the audio version of Hollywood Crows and I read the other book. I realize that for the future that I will now only listen to Mr. Wambaugh’s books. The reading was done by Christian Rummel, who just makes this book come alive. I look forward to Mr. Wambaugh’s next release. show less

I don’t know if this is technically a series, but this is the second book Wambaugh has written about Hollywood Station. What I like about these books is that they’re not *really* about the situation... Margot and Ali Aziz are not the center of this book. The book is about the cops. There’s a few familiar faces — Hollywood Nate and the surfer dudes Flotsam and Jetsam come to mind — and some new ones. And much like real life, there’s not always a happy ending. A good read.

I love the way Wambaugh interlaces all the characters and plots. If you like novels about cops and what they deal with, you'll love anything from Wambaugh. He's the best there is in this genre.

The CROWS (Community Relations Office) is a division of Hollywood P.D. All become involved, in one way or another, with a bitter divorce between an arab, top-less bar owner & his eye-candy wife. She plots to kill him & seduces a 'CROW' officer into her plan (he's totally unaware of his part) & the husband uses a petty theif, drug user to plot killing his wife. The circumstances which follow make for an entertaining read. Maybe not Wambaugh's best, but still good.

Another outstanding book by the master of the genre. Nobody can weave a story about the day to day stresses and humor of police work better than Wambaugh. I can't wait to read the next installment in the "Hollywood Station" series.