Hollywood Tough, Stephen J. Cannell
Hollywood Tough, Stephen J. Cannell
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Hollywood Tough

Author: Stephen J. Cannell

Narrator: Paul Michael

Unabridged: 5 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2003

Synopsis

The New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning writer/producer sets his next action-packed thriller in the high stakes world he knows best: Hollywood

Back on the LAPD and hailed as a hero after taking down a deadly gang of rogue cops in The Viking Funeral, Shane Scully finds himself unwittingly involved in a criminal scheme to take over the movie business. Soon, he will have to go deep undercover to take down a Hollywood conspiracy.

At a glamorous party with his new wife, Alexandra, Shane hears a world famous director make an ominous remark about the strange deaths of his ex-wives. This is more than police business, it's personal: Alexandra's closest friend is engaged to the producer.

When he looks closer, Scully discovers that the director's mysterious past may hide deadly secrets. To uncover them, he must work alongside a former down-and-outer-turned-Hollywood impresario to infiltrate the movie business's violent dark side, a world where deals are settled with handshakes but broken with the spilling of blood, and where the danger to Shane's loved ones is all too real.

About Stephen J. Cannell

Stephen J. Cannell (1941-2010) was the author of the bestselling Shane Scully books, including The Prostitute's Ball, The Pallbearers, and Three Shirt Deal. 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 Paul Michael

Paul Michael was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada where he performed on stage, radio, and TV including a regular role on the TV series The Beachcombers. He also received an ACTRA award nomination (the Canadian equivalent of an Emmy) for best actor in a TV movie for Gold Mountain Fever. Paul has guest starred in several American TV series including VIP and Alias and has narrated nearly fifty recorded books, both abridged and unabridged, and has been twice nominated for an Audie award. Some of his most popular recordings include The Tristan Betrayal, Hollywood Tough, Sons of Fortune, Second Spring, and The Da Vinci Code. Paul now makes his home in Southern California with his wife and two daughters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brendon on November 23, 2022

Third book in this Detective series and doesnt quite hit the highs the other ones had. The first two books I gave 5 stars. This plot was a little convoluted at times and took a while to get going. It does have plenty of shootouts, a movie being produced by the LAPD, A list actors who are not who the......more

Goodreads review by Leon on August 18, 2012

If you are a fan of: Vince Flynn, Lee Child, Robert Crais, Michael Connelly, John Sanford or James Lee Burke, then you owe it to yourselves and your children's children, to read this series! It don't get much better than this.......more

Goodreads review by Julie on November 28, 2020

This book took awhile to get it's act together as you have Carol, Farrell and Darrel (I mean Amac...). And all their stories have to come together. They do! It is a 4 star book till the end. Jack it up another one :)......more

Goodreads review by Dawn on July 14, 2018

I know this guy was a big-time TV writer, but apparently TV writing is very different from book writing. The story is okay but the writing is terrible. I suspect he got a book deal based solely on his Hollywood cache. He did make one of my favorite 80s shows, 21 Jump Street, so I don't want to trash......more

Quotes

“Cannell ... clearly knows the ins and outs of the entertainment industry, and the detective story, with its wry, subtle humor, doubles as a Hollywood satire.... The well-drawn characters and keen observations on the similarities between Hollywood and the mafia make this a winner.” —Publishers Weekly

“Once again, veteran writer/TV producer Cannell has concocted his special brand of reader candy.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Cannell's brand of thriller is served straight up...and he knows how to cut to the chase.” —The New York Times

“This is a mystery series I can strongly recommend.” —The Mystery Reade

“Cannell keeps the suspense level high ... making HOLLYWOOD TOUGH ...impossible to put down. Cannell ... continues to demonstrate that he is a master of whatever media he should choose to partake. Certainly the world of suspense literature is richer for his participation.” —Bookreporter.com

“An interesting and chill provoking read.” —Reviewing the Evidence

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