On the Grind
A Shane Scully Novel
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4.4 • 52 Ratings
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Publisher Description
In this electrifying thriller, Lt. Shane Scully finds himself accused of evidence tampering and caught in a web of corruption, betrayal, and illicit affairs.
Charged with felony misconduct in a high-profile solicitation of murder case, Lieutenant Shane Scully faces an impossible decision: quietly resign from his beloved job as an LAPD detective or face criminal prosecution. Choosing to protect the department's reputation and his own, Scully leaves, only to be shunned by his colleagues and abandoned by his wife, Alexa, the chief of detectives, who seeks a divorce after discovering his dalliance with a beautiful Hollywood actress. Even his son, Chooch, refuses to speak to him.
Desperate to make a living, Shane joins the Haven Park PD, a department known for hiring rejects and a hotbed of corruption. Under the tutelage of his new partner, Alonzo Bell, one of the dirtiest cops around, Shane navigates a world of violence and hyper-paranoia. Relentlessly harassed by an over-zealous FBI agent, Ophelia Love, Shane finds himself ensnared in a web far greater than he could have imagined. With his life on the line, Shane's only hope may lie with his estranged wife, but is she willing to help?
On the Grind is a gritty, suspenseful thriller from bestselling author Stephen J. Cannell that delves into the dark underbelly of Los Angeles law enforcement.
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In bestseller Cannell's implausible ninth Shane Scully crime thriller (after Three Shirt Deal), Scully is unceremoniously dismissed from the LAPD after striking a plea bargain to avoid prosecution for blackmailing a movie actress, Tiffany Roberts, who was seeking a hit man to off her unsavory husband. Outraged at reports that Scully slept with Roberts, Scully's wife, who's chief of detectives, throws him out. Eventually, the ex-cop lands an entry-level job in Haven Park, a city known for "the most corrupt police department in California." Early on, a plot twist casts Scully's disgrace in a new light, but it might have packed more of a punch had it not been so telegraphed. The stakes rise after the detective's new colleagues on the Haven Park police force recruit him to hobble the political aspirations of a reform candidate for mayor. Unfortunately, this effort lacks the humor and realism that marked the author's acclaimed TV creations, such as The Rockford Files and Wiseguy. Author tour.
