The Onion Field
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The Onion Field

Joseph Wambaugh
4.11
21,240 ratings 475 reviews
This is the frighteningly true story of two young cops and two young robbers whose separate destinies fatally cross one March night in a bizarre execution in a deserted Los Angeles field.
Genres: True CrimeNonfictionCrimeMysteryHistoryThrillerMystery ThrillerClassicsPoliceSuspense
512 Pages

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