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.

Praise for The Black Marble

“[Joseph] Wambaugh sidesteps all the clichés.”—Baltimore Sun

“Superb . . . his best book!”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“First-rate . . . fast, colorful, and gripping . . . as touching as it is breathlessly entertaining.”—Cosmopolitan