Stephen's Last Shane Scully Novel

  • In the last novel by acclaimed producer and New York Times bestselling author Stephen J. Cannell, LAPD detective Shane Scully and his partner Sumner Hitchens investigate a crime with ties to the sometimes violent world of

  • reality TV. Stephen completed VIGILANTE before his death last September.

    Shane Scully fans - you won't want to miss this one.

About Vigilante

  • Lita Mendez was a thorn in the LAPD's side. An aggressive police critic and gang activist, she’d filed countless complaints against the department. So when she's found dead in her

  • home, Detective Scully and his partner Hitchens fear the worst: that there's a killer in their ranks.


    Outside the crime scene, Nixon Nash and his

  • television crew have set up shop. Nash is the charismatic host of a hit reality show called "Vigilante TV," dedicated to beating the cops at their own game: solving murders before they can. Now he has the murder of Lita
  • Mendez in his sights. He presents the detectives with a choice: either join his team, or prepare for a public takedown.


    But Scully knows that Nash isn't the folk-hero

  • he seems. He will do anything in the name of self-promotion. If a detective got in his way, would he be prepared to kill? In this new novel, Scully will have to risk everything to save himself and the job he loves.

“Cannell’s intimate knowledge of L.A. police venues and procedures unflinchingly ring true in a culture that assumes even homicide “isn’t about justice; it’s about Nielsen ratings.”

Publishers Weekly

"Well plotted and smartly paced. Scully goes out a winner."

Kirkus Reviews

"Cannell is a master storyteller."

Michael Connelly

"Stephen J. Cannell is one of my favorite authors. Read Steve--you'll be hooked!"

Janet Evanovich

"Cannell is the gold in crime fiction."

Stephen Coonts

"A great storyteller who keeps you nailed to the page."

Ted Bell

"Sharp dialogue, tight pacing... the work of a pro who hasn't forgotten any of his old tricks."

L.A. Times Book Review