A toxic spill causes a lethal chain reaction for a San Diego cop in this “very funny” New York Times bestseller by the author of The Choirboys (Kirkus Reviews). Fin Finnegan, a San Diego police detective and wannabe actor heading straight for a midlife meltdown, is assigned a routine truck theft that turns into a toxic chemical spill, setting off a bizarre chain reaction of death and murder on … chain reaction of death and murder on both sides of the Mexican border. Fin is forced to team up with Nell Salter, a sexy female investigator, as well as an equally fetching US Navy investigator who wants to learn all that Fin can teach her—and that’s saying a lot. The New York Times Book Review called it “a frolic, a joy, a hoot, a riot of a book.” And Entertainment Weekly said, “superbly crafted and paced, deliciously funny, but fundamentally, as always, deadly serious.”
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Will start reading more of Joseph Wambaugh. He makes me laugh.
Always good from this author
Too wordy and a weak story.
I love Waumbaugh, and I’ve only recently discovered him. This is typical of his books — flawed characters, real people in real situations, no magic answers neatly wrapped with a bow. Entertaining and interesting.
A very average book for Wambaugh fans. Thin plot and predictable dialog. It’s almost a stand up comic routine.
It’s been a long time since I’ve read a Wambaugh. I put the narrated version on while traveling with my mother and my adult son. We thoroughly enjoyed the story, characters, and humor.
Wambaugh never fails to entertain. Well written and very interesting plot.
A true wambaugh cop story
I didn’t finish this book . He should quit writing
The pacing is excellent, the story is riveting, and the characters come off of the page. Never guess until the last page how it ends.
The author is so enamored with his own wit, be it as it may, that he imbues all his main characters with his own voice. Gets pretty annoying for me. I’m sure some will enjoy it.
Wambaugh is always good. More a study of characters than his usual procedurals. Fun read.