On the Grind (Shane Scully Novel) - Softcover

Cannell, Stephen J.

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9780312365257: On the Grind (Shane Scully Novel)

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ISBN 10: 031236525X ISBN 13: 9780312365257

Publisher: St Martin's Press, 2009

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Charged with felony misconduct in a high-profile solicitation of murder case, Lieutenant Scully is faced with an impossible decision: either quietly resign from his job as a detective for the LAPD, the work he loves, or face criminal prosecution. Rather than smear the department's reputation and his own, Scully chooses to leave. His colleagues of years feel betrayed to learn that a dirty cop has been in their midst. His wife, Alexa, the chief of detectives, leaves him, seeking a divorce for his dalliance with the accused in the case, a beautiful, well-known Hollywood actress. His son, Chooch, horrified by these events, won't even speak to him. Life as Scully knows it is over. Or so it seems...In order to make a living the only way he knows how, Shane seeks employment from a police department that has been known to hire rejects from other departments: the Haven Park PD. Haven Park is an incorporated city near downtown Los Angeles, just one square mile in size and populated almost entirely by Mexican immigrants, most of them illegal. The department is a hotbed of corruption, in effect the personal goon squad and collection agency of the town's mayor, Cecil Bratano. Ushered into the department by his new partner, Alonzo Bell, Shane takes his lessons in policing from one of the dirtiest cops around. But things in L.A. are hardly ever what they seem. Relentlessly harassed by an over-zealous FBI agent, the alluring Ophelia Love, and under the constant, violent, and hyper-paranoid scrutiny of his new comrades-at-arms, Shane finds himself in snare a far greater than any he could have expected. His estranged wife may be the only one who can get Shane out of this mess alive. The question is: Is she willing to do so?

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ON THE GRIND"Stephen J. Cannell is a master storyteller and "On The Grind" is the proof. Cover to cover it's a story that never lets you up for air. Read it!" --Michael Connelly, bestselling author of "The Brass Verdict""A hard-boiled cop and really scuzzy bad guys... Cannell is the gold in crime fiction." --Stephen Coonts"Cannell is a great storyteller who keeps you nailed to the page." --Ted BellTHREE SHIRT DEAL"Scully navigates the stormy waters with style and an implacable, tough-guy attitude.... Like Michael Connelly's similar Harry Bosch series, the Shane Scully enterprise seems destined for a long life." --"Booklist""Page-turning." --"Arizona""""Republic"WHITE SISTER"[A] very satisfying thriller written by a born entertainer." --"New York"" Post""Cannell dishes out the action in forklift-sized servings."--"Publishers Weekly""A strong piece of fiction that leads readers...through the harrowing underbelly of L.A."--"Daily News""A terrific read."--"New York"" Sun""" ON THE GRIND"Stephen J. Cannell is a master storyteller and "On The Grind" is the proof. Cover to cover it's a story that never lets you up for air. Read it!" -Michael Connelly, bestselling author of "The Brass Verdict""A hard-boiled cop and really scuzzy bad guys... Cannell is the gold in crime fiction." -Stephen Coonts"Cannell is a great storyteller who keeps you nailed to the page." -Ted BellTHREE SHIRT DEAL"Scully navigates the stormy waters with style and an implacable, tough-guy attitude.... Like Michael Connelly's similar Harry Bosch series, the Shane Scully enterprise seems destined for a long life." --"Booklist""Page-turning." --"Arizona"" ""Republic"WHITE SISTER"[A] very satisfying thriller written by a born entertainer." --"New York"" Post""Cannell dishes out the action in forklift-sized servings."--"Publishers Weekly""A stron

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