Fire lover
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New York : W. Morrow, 2002.
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Book
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
338 pages
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Uintah County Library - General NonFiction - Second Floor
364.164 WAMBAUGH
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Published
New York : W. Morrow, 2002.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English

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Growing up in Los Angeles, John Orr would watch in awe as firefighters scrambled to put out blazes with seeming disregard for their own lives. One day he would become a fireman himself, and a good one. As a member of the Glendale Fire Department, he rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a fire captain and one of southern California's best-known and most-respected arson investigators, as well as a writer of firefighting articles and finally of a fact-based novel. But there was another, unseen life, one that included many women, a need for risk, and a hunger for recognition. While Orr busted a string of petty arsonists, there was one serial criminal he could not track down. The fire lover used the same simple yet devastating device and was unerring in his execution. His lethal handiwork led to the death of four innocent people and countless millions of dollars worht of propoerty damage. Homes, retail stores during business hours, fields of dry brush in stifling summer heath - little was safe from his obsession to see them burn. But after years of terror and destruction, he would make a mistake. He would leave behind a precious clue that investigators would use to lead them to the true identity of the fire lover, to the shock and disbelief of the firefighting community.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Wambaugh, J. (2002). Fire lover . W. Morrow.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wambaugh, Joseph. 2002. Fire Lover. New York: W. Morrow.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wambaugh, Joseph. Fire Lover New York: W. Morrow, 2002.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Wambaugh, J. (2002). Fire lover. New York: W. Morrow.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Wambaugh, Joseph. Fire Lover W. Morrow, 2002.

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