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The Tin Collectors; The Viking Funeral (Two Books for the Price of One: Shane Scully Novels)

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I have always loved the shows that Cannell has produced, but didn't know he had books published. I couldn't resist, and glad I gave these books a try. I loved this book and plan to get the rest in this series. I can't wait for the next one. I would highly recommend anything Cannell has written. His writing flows well and definitely keeps your interest. A definite page turner!

Still amazed at the speed of Kindle downloading a book.

To date I have not found anything written by Stephen J. Cannell that wasn't a well written, fast paced page turner. I often wonder - how will he get them out of the situation in an interesting believable way. Law enforcement has been in my life [relative, friend or dated] since I was a young child. Part of my job description for several years was being a security officer. Our head of Security was a retired FBI agent. He had us qualifying every year with night qualifying a requirement. Trust me Cannell has his characters & story line right.

Cannell hits the mark with a pair of fast paced novels that are entertaining page turners. The books follow Detective Shane Scully as he works a couple of cases which invariably involve LAPD command in nefarious doings along with some pretty seedy bad guys. If you're a pulp fiction fan with a taste for police procedurals, then you're going to like these two books whether purchased as a set or bought individually. Stephen J. Cannell proves why he has so many successful books and screen projects with the excitement of a good, solid tale. I have all of the Cannell books now, and they're all darn good reading if you like mysteries and thrillers.

I think this book was pretty good although I was less supportive the the second one, "The Viking Funeral". It was disappointing. However the "Tin Collectors" was more exciting and it was easier to relate to the main character. However, I don't relate to the author's writing as well as I do to other mystery writers. It is too routine and stilted. I probably won't be reading any more by this author. I purchased this from the used book section of Amazon. It was delivered promptly by Thriftbooks.