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Start with The Tin Collectors and continue through all 11 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with The Tin Collectors
Book 1 by Stephen J Cannell • Published 2001
After answering a desperate call from his ex-partner's wife, Shane Scully shoots the abusive cop to save her life and instantly becomes a pariah inside the LAPD. Hunted by Internal Affairs tin collectors and their rel...
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Shane Scully reading order
Ends with Vigilante
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Book 1:The Tin Collectors
Stephen J Cannell • 2001
After answering a desperate call from his ex-partner's wife, Shane Scully shoots the abusive cop to save her life and instantly becomes a pariah inside the LAPD. Hunted by Internal Affairs tin collectors and their rel...
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Book 2:The Viking Funeral
Stephen J Cannell • 2002
Driving on the freeway, Shane Scully spots his best friend Jody Dean behind the wheel, even though Jody supposedly killed himself two years earlier. Following the ghost leads Shane into a rogue squad of "dead" cops, a...
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Book 3:Hollywood Tough
Stephen J Cannell • 2003
At a glitzy party, Shane Scully hears a powerful director joke about his dead ex-wives and senses something is wrong. Investigating the man's shady studio and mob ties, Shane dives into the dark side of moviemaking, w...
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Book 4:Vertical Coffin
Stephen J Cannell • 2004
Serving a routine search warrant erupts into a deadly shootout that leaves a sheriff's deputy, Shane Scully's friend, dead. As rival SWAT teams from the sheriff's office and ATF blame each other, Shane is ordered to c...
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Book 5:Cold Hit
Stephen J Cannell • 2005
A serial killer is hunting homeless Vietnam veterans in Los Angeles, leaving bodies in the river with their fingertips removed. A stray bullet link pulls Shane Scully into an old cop's unsolved murder and a Homeland S...
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Book 6:White Sister
Stephen J Cannell • 2006
When Shane Scully's wife, Alexa, vanishes and a gang member is found executed in her car with her gun, the evidence points straight at her. Chasing clues through rival rap labels and gang alliances, Shane confronts a...
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Book 7:Three Shirt Deal
Stephen J Cannell • 2008
A low-level crook serving life for murdering his mother swears his confession was forced, and Internal Affairs asks Shane Scully to quietly review the case. Following the trail, Shane collides with gang enforcers, pol...
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Book 8:On The Grind
Stephen J Cannell • 2009
After a scandal forces him to resign from the LAPD, Shane Scully drifts into Haven Park, a small city with a notoriously corrupt police force. Posing as a disgraced cop, he has to play along with brutal corruption lon...
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Book 9:The Pallbearers
Stephen J Cannell • 2010
Shane Scully is shocked when Pop Dix, the orphanage director who once taught him to surf and stay out of trouble, dies in an apparent suicide. Reunited with fellow former foster kids named in Pop's will, Shane hunts f...
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Book 10:The Prostitutes' Ball
Stephen J Cannell • 2010
Called to a Hollywood Hills mansion, Shane Scully finds a famous producer and two young women shot dead beside an abandoned pool party. A simple jealous-husband case unravels into a buried scandal and a massive financ...
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Book 11:Vigilante
Stephen J Cannell • 2011
When activist and LAPD critic Lita Mendez is found murdered, Shane Scully and his partner Hitch fear a killer inside the department. Their investigation collides with a swaggering reality show host who turns justice i...
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Shane Scully FAQ
What is the best order to read the Shane Scully series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with The Tin Collectors.
How many books are in the Shane Scully series?
There are 11 books currently listed in the Shane Scully series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Shane Scully series?
New readers should start with The Tin Collectors, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Shane Scully series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2001 to 2011.