Stephen J. Cannell’s mystery novels come to life in Shane Scully’s Tour of Duty, a collection of action-packed videos and never-before-seen pictures from actual locations in this best-selling series. Ride along with LAPD homicide detective Shane Scully as he investigates crime scenes, solves mysteries, and dodges bullets on the mean streets of Los Angeles. Take a daring trip on this non-stop adventure, but watch your back, you never know what could happen!
In
On The Grind, Detective Shane Scully is fired from the LAPD and winds up in the corrupt police department of Haven Park, California, where the crooks are the ones wearing the badges!
Grand Canal in Venice, California
Just an hour before my whole life turned upside down, I was making love to my wife, Alexa, in our little house on the Grand Canal in Venice, California. It was the first week in May and a spring storm was washing across the L.A. Basin, filling gutters and runoffs with dirty brown water, pushing a slanting rain against our bedroom window, blurring the view.
I knew the police department was about to charge me with a criminal felony, I just didn't know exactly when. I had chosen to make love to my wife partially to ease a sense of impending doom, and partially because I knew it was going to be our last chance.
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Manhattan Beach
Then I turned west toward the little city of Manhattan Beach. I finally found Ocean Way and looked for an address I had memorized. It was halfway down the Strand.
I turned into the driveway of an expensive new three-story complex with a Century 21 real estate sign announcing new beachfront condos for sale and pulled up to the security gate. Then I punched th access code I'd been given
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Bicycle Club Casino Hotel
I ended up at the Bicycle Club Casino Hotel in Vista. The hotel favored southwestern colors and somebody had decorated my room in a weird mixture of tan and orange-peach colors. But the space was clean and the room service fast.
I also liked the fact that there were a lot of hotel cops as well as closed-circuit video in the casino. Of course, I knew that the right price anyone could be bought off, including the plastic badges who worked hotel security.
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Parking Lot by the Santa Monica Pier
Twenty minutes later I was on the Coast Highway driving through Santa Monica. I turned in to the parking lot by the Santa Monica Pier, looking for the LAPD eight-wheel truck that we used for clandestine meetings with undercover operatives.
Because Switzerland was neutral territory, we had nicknamed the truck Little Swiss. Some smartass in vehicle maintenance had gone to the Swiss chocolate company for decals that now decorated both sides of the cargo box.
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Malibu Beach Inn
When I climbed out of the truck, I realized immediately we were at the Malibu Beach Inn, a swank contemporary luxury hotel located on a strip of beach known as "Billionaire's Beach." Because it was situated in an exclusive enclave, the hotel afforded its guests a good deal of privacy.
I followed Alexa to Room 26. She opened the door with a key from her purse and led me inside. The suite was gorgeous and had a private balcony with expansive ocean views.
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Ladera Heights
We drove right past the cities of Haven Park and Bell and were soon on a twisting road, climbing up into better neighborhoods in the hills of Ladera Heights. The small, single-story houses in the flatland neighborhoods slowly gave way to million-dollar mansions that overlooked the city.
Finally, Alonzo pulled up to a huge double gate that was framed by a mosaic Spanish-style arch. I could see maybe twenty cars in a large parking area behind the wrought iron. The rest of the day watch pulled in behind us. Alonzo leaned out of his driver's window and triggered the security speaker.
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