The Choirboys (novel)

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The Choirboys

First edition cover (publ. Delacorte Press)
Author	Joseph Wambaugh
Publisher	Delacorte Press
Publication date	August 4, 1976

The Choirboys (ISBN 0-440-11188-9), a novel, is a controversial 1975 work of fiction written by Los Angeles Police Department officer-turned-novelist Joseph Wambaugh. In 1995 the novel was selected by the Mystery Writers of America as Number 93 of "The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time".

The Choirboys is a tragicomic parody about the effects of urban police work on young officers, seen through the exploits of a group of Los Angeles police officers in the Wilshire Division of the Los Angeles Police Department while an investigation is being conducted into an alleged shooting that took place in MacArthur Park, a frequent hangout of the group.