 First edition cover | |
| Author | Joseph Wambaugh |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Paul Bacon[1] |
| Language | English |
| Genre | nonfiction |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
Publication date | 1973 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 427 pp |
| ISBN | 9780440066927 |
The Onion Field is a 1973 nonfiction book by Joseph Wambaugh, a sergeant for the Los Angeles Police Department, chronicling the kidnapping of two plainclothes LAPD officers by a pair of criminals during a traffic stop and the subsequent murder of one of the officers.