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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 | The Black Marble by Joseph Wambaugh, Paperback | Indigo Chapters