The New Centurions (novel)
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| Author | Joseph Wambaugh |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Detective novel |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
Publication date | January 30, 1971 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 384 pp |
| ISBN | 0-316-92145-9 |
The New Centurions (1971), is a novel by American writer Joseph Wambaugh. It explores the stresses of police work in Los Angeles, California, in the early 1960s. The author wrote the novel, his first, while he was still a working member of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The novel was adapted as a film of the same name starring George C. Scott and Stacy Keach.