THREE SHIRT DEAL (Shane Scully Novel) - Hardcover

Stephen J. Cannell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312366272 ISBN 13: 9780312366278

Publisher: St Martins Press, 2008

Synopsis

Truit Hickman is a small-time crook doing life in California's notoriously brutal Corcoran State Prison for the murder of his mother. He admitted to the crime, but now Hickman claims his confession was coerced. A beautiful Internal Affairs detective, Secada "Scout" Llevar, asks Shane to help investigate, and he agrees after learning the original homicide detective was Brian Devine, a ruthless cop with whom Scully has a bad history.What begins as a routine review quickly turns into something much more deadly. The case is abruptly shut down by an LAPD Deputy Chief, and Shane begins to suspect that Hickman really may have been framed by the police. But some things, once started, cannot be stopped, and the investigation spirals dangerously out of control, implicating a violent Hispanic gang, a millionaire powerbroker, and the frontrunner in the Los Angeles mayoral race.Meanwhile, Shane and Alexa struggle to save their marriage, which has come perilously! close to disintegration since Alexa's near-fatal shooting in White Sister - just as Shane finds himself attracted to his new partner. Could the answer to their troubles be tied to the case he's investigating?

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Review:

Praise for Stephen J. Cannell"Written by a born entertainer.""--""New York"" Post "on "White Sister""A terrific read.""--""New York"" Sun "on "White Sister""Cannell dishes out the action in forklift-sized servings.""--Publishers Weekly "on "White Sister""As the case spirals outward from local crime to international espionage dating back to the 1980s, the action rarely lets up.""--""Los Angeles"" Times "on "Cold Hit" Praise for Stephen J. Cannell"Written by a born entertainer.""-""New York"" Post "on "White Sister""A terrific read.""-""New York"" Sun "on "White Sister""Cannell dishes out the action in forklift-sized servings.""-Publishers Weekly "on "White Sister""As the case spirals outward from local crime to international espionage dating back to the 1980s, the action rarely lets up.""-""Los Angeles"" Times "on "Cold Hit" Praise for Stephen J. Cannell"Written by a born entertainer.""--""New York"" Post "on "White Sister""A terrific read.""--""New York"" Sun "on "White Sister""Cannell dishes out the action in forklift-sized servings.""--Publishers Weekly "on "White Sister""As the case spirals outward from local crime to international espionage dating back to the 1980s, the action rarely lets up.""--""Los Angeles"" Times "on "Cold Hit" Praise for Stephen J. Cannell "Written by a born entertainer." "--""New York"" Post "on "White Sister" "A terrific read." "--""New York"" Sun "on "White Sister" "Cannell dishes out the action in forklift-sized servings." "--Publishers Weekly "on "White Sister" "As the case spirals outward from local crime to international espionage dating back to the 1980s, the action rarely lets up." "--""Los Angeles"" Times "on "Cold Hit" Praise for Stephen J. Cannell "Written by a born entertainer." "--""New York"" Post "on "White Sister" "A terrific read." "--""New York"" Sun "on "White Sister" "Cannell dishes out the action in forklift-sized servings." "--Publishers Weekly "on "White Sister" "As the case spirals outward from local crime to international espionage dating back to the 1980s, the action rarely lets up." "--""Los Angeles"" Times "on "Cold Hit"

From the Back Cover:

IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES

Truit Hickman is a small-time crook doing life in a California prison for the murder of his mother. But now Hickman is claiming that his confession was coerced. Enter Secada “Scout” Llevar, the gorgeous Internal Affairs detective who partners up with LAPD detective Shane Scully to investigate the claim.

MURDER IS NEVER A DEAD-END STREET...

What began as a routine review is turning into something far more complicated—and deadly. Because some things, once started, cannot be stopped... Now the Hickman case is spiraling out of control as gang violence, rivaling cops, political heavyweights, and Shane’s dangerous attraction to Scout threaten to put an abrupt end to the investigation. And their lives.

“CANNELL IS A FIRST-RATE STORYTELLER.”—Janet Evanovich

“A very satisfying thriller written by a born entertainer.”—New York Post on White Sister

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0312366272
• ISBN 13: 9780312366278
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352