“Compelling, frightening, and…very moving. “Cannell conjures up images of McBain, Wambaugh, and Heller only tougher, grittier, more underhanded, with plenty of street-smart savvy, and a frightening and wholly believable plot and characters…crackles with high energy and suspense…Cannell is in top form.” “Cannell has created a reputation for top-rate suspense in four novels…his latest, The Tin Collectors, is his best…Cannell…knows how to tell a good story.” “Readers who enjoy cop novels by Robert Daley or William Caunitz will find Cannell right up their dark, dangerous alley.” “Cannell turns out another winding, suspenseful thriller.” Stephen Cannell has the screenwriter’s fine ear for dialogue and great sense of timing and pacing as well as the novelist’s gift of substance and subtlety. The Tin Collectors is an LAPD story that possesses both heart and soul a fresh and different look at the men and women who, even more than the NYPD, are the most media-covered police force in the world. “I’ve been a Stephen Cannell fan since his remarkable King Con, and he keeps getting better. “Solid plotting with nail-biting suspense and multiple surprises keep the reader guessing and sweating right up to the cinematic ending…Cannell has a knack for characterization and a bent for drama that will satisfy even the most jaded thrill lover.” Cannell’s The Viking Funeral is the sort of fast and furious read you might expect from one of television’s most successful and inventive writer-producers.” “A cop thriller with a futuristic, sci-fi twist…Cannell has a genius for creating memorable characters and quirky, gripping plots…this is a fun read.” “Scully has ample opportunity to prove how ‘Hollywood tough’ he is…veteran writer/TV producerĬannell has concocted his special brand of reader candy.”

Well-drawn characters and keen observations on the similarities between Hollywood and the mafia make this a winner.” “Cannell, creator of such TV shows as The A-Team, clearly knows the ins and outs of the entertainment industry, and the detective story, with its wry, subtle humor, doubles as Hollywood satire…the cops-and-robbers sequences hit the mark as well. “Cannell certainly knows how to tell a story…You’ll probably read the entire book with a smile on your face.” “Readers will enjoy watching puzzle out the twists and turns of the plot and watch breathlessly as he undertakes a climactic high-speed chase.” “An intriguing, torn-from-today’s-headlines premise on his fifth Shane Scully outing.” Cannell knows what he’s doing…this mystery works on every level.” “If you are hungry for a great police procedural, look no further. Scully, the plots, and the characters get better with each book.” “A thriller, a procedural, and an indictment of the Patriot Act in the wrong hands. Cannell’s brand of thriller is served straight up…and he knows how to cut to the chase.”

Hollywood Tough by Stephen J. Cannell