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This novel is a comic story that depends mostly on coarse police humor, laced with deadly violance. Its a mystery that's not exactly what it seems, and characters that grow on you in spite of their faults.

This is a bit of a change from Wambaugh. Instead of the gritty LAPD setting, this one is a tongue-in-cheek, satirical cop story set in sunny Palm Springs. It still displays his excellent writing and knowledge of police procedure. It's a lot of fun to read.

Another great book by Joseph Wambaugh

For some, it’s the pleasure capital of the world. For others, it’s a city of last chances, a paradise on the edge of the desert. For soon-to-be-ex-cop Lynn Cutter, sweating out a disability pension, it could become a point of no return.