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The Blue Knight (novel)

The Blue Knight
Author Joseph Wambaugh
Country United States
Language English
Genre Detective novel
Publisher Little, Brown and Company
Publication date
January 15, 1973
Media type Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages 320 pp
ISBN

The Blue Knight is the second novel by former LAPD detective Joseph Wambaugh, and was written while he was still a serving detective. It follows the last days on the beat for a veteran LAPD police officer, detailing his thoughts and actions from a first person perspective. The narrative is written in a coarse, sometimes self-deprecating manner; in the first chapter, Bumper refers to himself as having "an ass two nightsticks wide".

The novel centers around a LAPD beat cop named Bumper Morgan, who utilizes intimidation and in some cases physical violence in his dealings with the criminal elements he encounters.

According to WorldCat, the book is held in 1,621 libraries. It inspired the 1973 TV film, The Blue Knight and the 1975 TV series The Blue Knight.



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