book: The Blooding | Joseph Wambaugh     books:     The Blooding   The Blooding Joseph Wambaugh William Morrow & Company, 1989 average customer review:based on 1 review view larger image  for more information click here Docudrama. This is a docudrama rather than a novel. It's a dramatization of the sleuthing behind the arrest of a serial killer in England, and it's chief point of interest is the first use of DNA evidence to solve a crime. Wambaugh does this sort of thing better than Truman Capote, because he's more of a storyteller; but unlike Capote, the less imagination required to tell the story, the better Wambaugh does. Here his writing is at its best, because he has little to concoct--just arrange the facts to tell the story. The story might be of more interest to students of crime than the rest of us, but it's an interesting tale and a good read. As usual, Wambaugh has trouble depicting women, less than usual, because so much is on the record and available to him. All in all, well written light reading that will consume no more than one afternoon. But the question that runs through all of his work remains: Wht does he have no idea what women are like?  for more information click here search for books blooding      geepe.com    web randomly chosen book: The Ubu Plays: Includes: Ubu Rex; Ubu Cuckolded; Ubu Enchained