Three Shirt Deal: A Shane Scully Novel - Softcover

Cannell, Stephen J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312945310 ISBN 13: 9780312945312

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2008

Synopsis

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.

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.

Three Shirt Deal is another explosive thriller from bestselling author Stephen J. Cannell.

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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 the Author:

Stephen J. Cannell (1941-2010) was the author of the bestselling Shane Scully books, including The Prostitute’s Ball and The Pallbearers. He was also an Emmy Award winning television writer and producer, and in his thirty-five-year-career, he created or co-created more than forty TV series. Among his hits were The Rockford Files, Silk Stalkings, The A-Team, 21 Jump Street, Hunter, Renegade, Wiseguy, and The Commish. He received numerous awards, including the Saturn Award - Life Career Award (2004), The Marlow Lifetime Achievement Award from Mystery Writers of America (2005), and the WGA Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement (2006). Having overcome severe dyslexia, Cannell was an avid spokesperson on the condition and an advocate for children and adults with learning disabilities.  He was a third-generation Californian and resided in the Pasadena area with his wife, Marcia, and their children.

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0312945310
• ISBN 13: 9780312945312
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 352