On the Grind, Stephen J. Cannell
On the Grind, Stephen J. Cannell
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On the Grind

Author: Stephen J. Cannell

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 6 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 01/06/2009

Synopsis

Charged with felony misconduct in a high-profile solicitation of murder case, Scully is faced with an impossible decision: either quietly resign from his job as a detective for the LAPD or face criminal prosecution. His wife, Alexa, the chief of detectives, leaves him, seeking a divorce for his dalliance with the accused in the case, a well-known Hollywood actress. His son Chooch won’t even speak to him. Life as Scully knows it is over. Or so it seems... In order to make a living the only way he knows how, Shane seeks employment from a police department that has been known to hire rejects from other departments: the Haven Park PD. The department is a hotbed of corruption, in effect the personal goon squad and collection agency of the town’s mayor, Cecil Bratano. Ushered into the department by his new partner, Shane takes his lessons from one of the dirtiest cops around. But things in L.A. are hardly ever what they seem. Relentlessly harassed by an overzealous FBI agent and under the constant, violent, and hyper paranoid scrutiny of his new comrades-at-arms, Shane finds himself in a snare. His estranged wife may be the only one who can get Shane out of this mess alive. The question is: Is she willing to?

About Stephen J. Cannell

In his thirty-five-year career, Emmy Award-winning writer Stephen J. Cannell has created more than forty TV series. Among his hits are The Rockford Files, Silk Stalkings, The A-Team, 21 Jump Street, Hunter, Renegade, Wiseguy, and The Commish. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie on June 08, 2021

This book got me hooked after the first coupla chapters. I love the fact that Shane Scully has a family and a life outside being a peace officer. He has "ideals" about himself that he honors. He isn't perfect and doesn't profess to be. He struggles along with his wits and socks. It delivered everyth......more

Goodreads review by Carl on May 01, 2023

When I first started reading this novel, my thought was that the author certainly turned Shane Scully into a very unlikeable character until he revealed that Scully was working undercover and the charges against him were fabricated. This was cheating the audience because the story is written in firs......more

Goodreads review by Glen on July 14, 2016

Ace policeman Shane Scully goes undercover in the most corrupt city in the LA area, which is really saying something. It's got all the usual stuff that happens in a TV movie, as Scully gets inside the organization. Pretty good, albeit shallow and predictable.......more

Goodreads review by Ricky on July 28, 2021

Unless you've worked as a Los Angeles police officer, don't bother reading this book. You won't understand most of the off-color, off-beat terminology. It's almost as though the writer wants to impress his readers with the slang. I didn't buy into the plot right from the beginning. Everything is so o......more

Goodreads review by Thom on December 11, 2019

I've gotten attached to the Shane Scully character, which affected my reading of On The Grind. Of course a cop thriller has to put the protagonist in harm's way, but golly, I became so scared for Scully. I had to coach myself not to panic, that the author was going to get him through it, to just rela......more

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