Evyn Charles's Reviews > Hollywood Hills

Hard to think that this author could get better after writing so many books but he does... This is the latest installment of the Hollywood Station series. I couldn't read it fast enough and yet hated to be done with it.
The cops seem like old friends to me now. Great empathetic characters full of nuances and range; the dialogue is funny and brilliant, and the intertwined plot(s) work beautifully. There are some heart wrenching scenes as well. In this book, it's impossible to keep a dry eye at the exchange between the two surfer cops in the hospital room as Hollywood Nate is standing outside the door. It takes superior writing skills to pull off profound tearjerking dialogue using surfing lingo.
I have often wished I could memorize some of the lines, dialogue and jokes from Mr. Wambaugh's books so I can use them myself in later conversation.
It is very easy to imagine this series as a movie or TV show, although I would hate to see a second-rate treatment of the top notch material.
As I started reading Joseph Wambaugh fairly recently, I noticed that all his latest novels were titled "Hollywood-something." I was a little apprehensive that he may take a formulaic/lifeless approach. IMHO, it has been a winning gambit--and he obviously knows that so he is sticking with it.
I am sad to have reached the current end of the series and can't wait to read the next one!