Vigilante
A Shane Scully Novel
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $17.99
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Publisher Description
In this gripping final novel from acclaimed producer and bestselling author Stephen J. Cannell, LAPD detective Shane Scully and his partner Sumner Hitchens find themselves entangled in a sinister web of murder, media manipulation, and vigilante justice.
Lita Mendez, a vocal police critic and gang activist, is found dead in her home. Detectives Scully and Hitchens fear the worst: a killer within the LAPD's ranks. As they investigate, they're confronted by Nixon Nash, charismatic host of the hit reality show "Vigilante TV." Nash is determined to solve the murder before the cops, and he presents Scully and Hitchens with an ultimatum: join his team, or face a public takedown.
But Scully sees through Nash's folk-hero facade. The TV host will stop at nothing for self-promotion, even murder. As the investigation intensifies, Scully must risk everything to save himself and the job he loves in this electrifying thriller from the "master of the police procedural" (Robert Crais). Vigilante is a riveting tale of corruption, conspiracy, and one cop's unwavering pursuit of justice.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In the blistering 11th and final Shane Scully novel from bestseller Cannell (after 2010's The Prostitutes' Ball), the tough LAPD homicide detective and his elegant millionaire cop partner, Sumner Hitchens, look into the murder of gang activist Lita Mendez, in which Nixon "Nix" Nash, the shady host of the TV reality show Vigilante, has taken a special interest. Determined to bribe Scully and Hitch, Nix leads them down one blind alley after another, and hints at high-level police corruption before the predictable adrenalized shoot-'em-up ending. Cannell's sturdy just-the-facts style and intimate knowledge of L.A. police venues and procedures unflinchingly ring true in a culture that assumes even homicide "isn't about justice; it's about Nielsen ratings." As Scully pungently puts it to Nix, "What this is really about is revolution against social order and the real joke is you're getting filthy rich while you're doing it." Cannell (1941 2010) was the creator of more than 40 TV series, including The Rockford Files and The Commish.
