The Prostitutes’ Ball by Stephen J. Cannell

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Bibliographic Details

• Author: Stephen J. Cannell
• Title: The Prostitutes' Ball ( A Shane Scully Novel)
• Publisher: ‎ St. Martin's Press; First Edition (October 12, 2010)
• Language: ‎ English
• Format: Hardcover – 306 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0312557302
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0312557300
• Item Weight: ‎ 1.1 pounds
• Dimensions: ‎ 6.43 x 1.09 x 9.55 inches
• Book Condition: New / Like New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Excellent
• Edition: First Edition

Synopsis:

Detective Shane Scully responds to a call in the Hollywood hills at a once-immaculate mansion, the scene of an infamous murder twenty-five years prior. He discovers the remnants of a lavish pool party. The revelers have fled, leaving three dead bodies in their wake, all shot with the same gun. One is an acclaimed film producer. The other two, a pair of gorgeous women.

With his new partner, Sumner “Hitch” Hitchens, Scully begins to investigate what looks to be an open-and-shut case: The women were hired prostitutes, and there’s security video of an angry husband firing on all three. A simple case of brutal revenge. But nothing is ever as simple as it seems: There’s a single spent bullet casing that doesn’t match the rest. From that single bullet emerges a story of love, murder, suicide, and one of the biggest financial frauds in L.A. history. Someone has gone to great lengths to cover up a decades-old crime, and as Scully and Hitch get closer to the answer, they find themselves in a killer’s crosshairs.

About the Author:

Stephen J. Cannell was an American television producer, writer, novelist, and occasional actor, and the founder of Cannell Entertainment (formerly Stephen J. Cannell Productions) and the Cannell Studios.

Cannell created or co-created several successful TV series from the 1970s to the 1990s. Creations included The Rockford Files, The A-Team, The Greatest American Hero, 21 Jump Street, and The Commish.

He was an Emmy winner and was awarded The Eye – Lifetime Achievement Award by the Private Eye Writers of America.

Cannell’s success was made even more remarkable by the fact that he suffered from extreme dyslexia.

He died in 2010 from complications with melanoma.