 Joseph Aloysius Wambaugh, Jr. was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. From 1954 to 1957, he served in the United States Marines. In the 1960s he earned a B.A. and a M.A. in English from California State College. From 1960 to 1974, he worked for the Los Angeles Police Department. Visit also this site. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 1) The New Centurions | 1970 |
| 2) The Blue Knight | 1972 |
| 3) The Choirboys | 1975 |
| 4) The Black Marble | 1978 |
| 5) The Glitter Dome | 1981 |
| 6) The Delta Star | 1983 |
| 7) Lines and Shadows | 1984 |
| 8) The Secrets of Harry Bright | 1985 |
| 9) The Blooding | 1989 |
| 10) The Golden Orange | 1990 |
| 11) Fugitive Nights | 1992 |
| 12) Finnegan's Week | 1993 |
| 13) Floaters | 1996 |
| 14) Hollywood Station | 2006 |
| 15) Hollywood Crows | 2008 |
| 16) Hollywood Moon | 2009 |
| 17) Hollywood Hills | 2010 |
| 18) Harbor Nocturne | 2012 |
| True Crime Novels | |
| 1) The Onion Field | 1973 |
| 2) Lines and Shadows | 1984 |
| 3) Echoes in the Darkness | 1987 |
| 4) The Blooding | 1989 |
| 5) Fire Lover (Edgar Award) | 2002 |