Vigilante
- 327 pages
- 12 hours of reading
LAPD detective Shane Scully and his partner Sumner Hitchens investigate a possible killer in their precinct when a trouble-making activist is found dead in her home.
Stephen J. Cannell was a prolific American screenwriter and producer, renowned for creating and co-creating numerous iconic television series. His works often featured fast-paced narratives, memorable characters, and a distinct sense of humor. Cannell's legacy lies in his ability to craft stories that resonated with broad audiences, leaving a lasting mark on the television landscape.







LAPD detective Shane Scully and his partner Sumner Hitchens investigate a possible killer in their precinct when a trouble-making activist is found dead in her home.
A friend and colleague of Houdini discusses the master magician's career and explains many of his tricks and escape devices
When it comes to creating unforgettable criminal characters, nobody does it better than Emmy Award winner Stephen J. Cannell, the force behind such acclaimed TV hits as "The Rockford Files," "The Commish," "Wiseguy," and "The A-Team." Now come Cannell's most engaging characters yet -- a spirited assortment of clever con artists. King Con vs. The Don Raised in a world of flimflams, come-ons and con-jobs, Beano Bates has done so well he's earned a spot on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List. But his lucky streak vanishes after a card game in which he scams a cool eighty grand from a notorious Mafia don -- who retaliates by having Beano nearly beaten to death. For the first time in his legendary career, Beano wants more than a big score -- he wants justice. Aided by a beautiful, no-nonsense female prosecutor and a legion of crafty cousins, all accomplished grifters, Beano, the king of the cons, puts together the ultimate swindle -- a well-planned sting of strategy, skill and deception. The target is America's most feared mob kingpin and his psychopathic brother. And in this game, winner takes all!
Investigating the murders of several homeless Vietnam veterans, detective Shane Scully and his partner stumble on a death that suggests the work of a copy-cat killer, in a case that is further complicated by a ten-year-old unsolved murder.
A genius, hairless, seven-foot-tall psychopath, Leonard Land is many people wired into the cyber-subculture of Satanism and Death Metal. He is smart and cunning. He is quick, brutal and deadly. And he is everywhere. A renegade U.S. customs agent, a brilliant and beautiful forensic phychologist and a streetwise convict master hacker are on the trail of the maniac who is methodically slaughtering innocent women -- a hunt that is leading a trio of unlikely heroes across an imperiled nation...and deep into the darkest corridors of cyberspace. But there is no system the maniac cannot infiltrate, no secrets he cannot access. He knows he is being hunted...and by whom. And he's determined to strike first -- in ways too terrible to anticipate.
In "The Selling of the President," TV producer Ryan Bolt takes on a project that could revive his career, but he struggles to understand his true loyalties. As he uncovers the truth, he realizes it might be too late to save a nation in turmoil.
Detektíva Shana Scullyho zobudí uprostred noci vyzváňanie telefónu: Barbara Molarová, žena jeho bývalého partnera, ho naliehavo prosí, aby ju ochránil pred násilníckym manželom, ktorý sa jej vyhráža zabitím. Scully jej uteká na pomoc a v sebaobrane Raya Molara zastrelí. Problém je však v tom, že zastrelený mal v policajnom zbore nepoškvrnenú povesť a všetci ho pokladali za prototyp čestného, statočného policajta. Scully sa tak zo dňa na deň stáva vydedencom, kolegovia sa mu obracajú chrbtom a niektorí dokonca volajú po pomste. A samozrejme, po krku mu ide aj oddelenie vnútorných záležitostí. Dočasne ho postavia mimo služby a vyšetrovaním prípadu poveria mladú prokurátorku Alexu Hamiltonovú, povestnú svojou nekompromisnosťou, ktorá už nejednému previnilcovi zničila kariéru. Keď sa Scully dozvie, z čoho všetkého je obvinený, nezostane mu nič iné, ako vziať svoju obhajobu do vlastných rúk. V hre totiž už nie je len jeho služobný odznak, ale aj život...
Mickey Alo a Ryan Bolt sú spolužiaci v prestížnej súkromnej škole pre deti z dobre situovaných amerických rodín. Mickey je synom bossa mafie v New Jersey, Ryan pochádza z bohatej Kalifornie. Ich príbeh sa začína v osemdesiatych rokoch, keď Mickeyho otec Joseph Alo, gangster so sicílskymi koreňmi, a jeho spoločníci z podsvetia sa rozhodnú zakúpiť prostredníctvom nastrčených ľudí vplyvné elektronické médium – televíznu spoločnosť. Od tohto obchodu si sľubujú, že im pomôže uskutočniť vlastné zámery v súdnictve a zákonodarstve krajiny, keď pomocou masového ovplyvňovania voličov dosadia svojho kandidáta do Bieleho domu. Pomocou takéhoto prezidenta podstatne ľahšie dostanete tých správnych ľudí do FBI, na Ministerstvo spravodlivosti či na miesto generálneho prokurátora a sudcov Najvyššieho súdu, čo boli hlavné očakávania, ako ich zosumarizoval Joseph Alo
Nejnovější román S. J. Cannella je opět plný akce, suchého humoru a napětí. Hlavním hrdinou je Charles „Chick" Best, muž středního věku, egoistický, bezohledný milionář, prototyp materialistické hollywoodské smetánky. Kromě výstavního sídla a luxusních zahraničních aut vlastní cennou trofej - nádhernou, ale také nevěrnou manželku Evelyn. Problémy mu způsobuje i šestnáctiletá dcera Melissa, která nenávidí životní styl rodičů a vzdoruje po svém - drogami a přítelem motorkářem s nevalnou pověstí. Přestože Chickovi na rodině záleží, začíná na všechno rezignovat. Jeho život však úplně změní náhodné setkání se šťastně vdanou Paige Ellisovou. Chicka zasáhne láska na první pohled, která se postupně mění v šílenou a vražednou posedlost. Dozví se Paige o Chickovi pravdu, než bude příliš pozdě?