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Hollywood Hills is the fourth in Joseph Wambaugh's series about the Hollywood Station. Recurring characters, such as the surfer cops, Flotsam and Jetsam, and Hollywood Nate perform most of the police work in this book, but Sgt. Murillo, Snuffy Salcedo and Viv Dailey also provide insight into the everyday operations at the urban police station. In addition to recurring characters, there is the reference to the Hollywood moon in each book. During each month's Hollywood or full moon, people are said to be crazier than ever, and Sgt Murillo offers a pizza to the squad that reports the most bizarre situation on its shift. Bizarre seems to be the normal order of business at Hollywood Station, so it's usually hard to choose and in this book, the pattern holds true. Christian Rummel's narration expertly conveys the irreverence of the surfer cops and the haughty condescension of Nigel Wickland, while giving distinct voices to each of the other characters.
Because Wambaugh was a police officer and still has close ties to policemen and women he is able to fill this book with realistic situations and conversations that are both humorous and pathetic. The listener is able to eavesdrop on the conversations of the partners as they cruise the streets, discussing personal matters and watch them in action as they try to bring order to a volatile dangerous or hilarious situation. While telling an entertaining and engaging story, Wambaugh reminds us that being a police officer in Hollywood is not all glamour and movie stars. Highly recommended.
Hollywood Hills by Joseph Wambaugh
Read by Christian Rummel
Hachette Audio, unabridged: 11 hours