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Stephen J. Cannell Books in Order

18 books are credited to Stephen J. Cannell, published between 1995 and 2011; 1 of them appeared after Stephen J. Cannell's death in 2010. The first book is The Plan (1995) and the newest is Vigilante (2011). Publication order is the reading order below. 11 of the 18 books listed here are in the Shane Scully series, which has its own page: Shane Scully books in order.

Books
18
Published
1995–2011
Confirmed
18 of 18 titles
Pages on record
5,606 in 15 of 18 books
Reading time
93–140 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,606 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 18 titles with a page count on record.

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Stephen J. Cannell made television before he wrote novels: The Rockford Files, The A-Team, The Greatest American Hero, 21 Jump Street, Hunter, Renegade and The Commish came from his production companies between the 1970s and the 1990s, several co-created with Frank Lupo. The fiction runs to 18 catalogued books, from The Plan (1995) to Vigilante (2011), with the Shane Scully mysteries at its core and standalone novels beside them: King Con (1997), Riding The Snake (1998), The Tin Collectors (2001), The Viking Funeral (2002), Hollywood Tough (2003) and Vertical Coffin (2004) among them. Police corruption, undercover work and serial murder supply the subject matter. Cannell lived from 1941 to 2010.

How many Stephen J. Cannell books are there?

Stephen J. Cannell has 18 books, released between 1995 and 2011. 1 of them were published after Stephen J. Cannell's death in 2010. 11 of them belong to the Shane Scully series.

Stephen J. Cannell Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Stephen J. Cannell books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Plan by Stephen J. Cannell, book 1 of the Stephen J Cannell Standalone Novels series (1995)
  2. Cover of King Con by Stephen J. Cannell, book 3 of the Stephen J Cannell Standalone Novels series (1997)
  3. Cover of Riding The Snake by Stephen J. Cannell, book 4 of the Stephen J Cannell Standalone Novels series (1998)
  4. Cover of The Devil's Workshop by Stephen J. Cannell, book 5 of the Stephen J Cannell Standalone Novels series (1999)
  5. Cover of The Tin Collectors by Stephen J. Cannell, book 1 of the Shane Scully series (2001)
  6. Cover of Hollywood Tough by Stephen J. Cannell, book 3 of the Shane Scully series (2003)
  7. Cover of Runaway Heart by Stephen J. Cannell, book 6 of the Stephen J Cannell Standalone Novels series (2003)
  8. Cover of Vertical Coffin by Stephen J. Cannell, book 4 of the Shane Scully series (2004)
  9. Cover of Cold Hit by Stephen J. Cannell, book 5 of the Shane Scully series (2005)
  10. Cover of White Sister by Stephen J. Cannell, book 6 of the Shane Scully series (2006)
  11. Cover of At First Sight by Stephen J. Cannell, book 7 of the Stephen J Cannell Standalone Novels series (2008)
  12. Cover of Three Shirt Deal by Stephen J. Cannell, book 7 of the Shane Scully series (2008)
  13. Cover of On The Grind by Stephen J. Cannell, book 8 of the Shane Scully series (2009)
  14. Cover of The Prostitutes' Ball by Stephen J. Cannell, book 10 of the Shane Scully series (2010)
  15. Cover of Vigilante by Stephen J. Cannell, book 11 of the Shane Scully series (2011)
  1. 1
    The PlanStephen J Cannell Standalone Novels #11995 · 453 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995453
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  2. 2
    Final VictimStephen J Cannell Standalone Novels #21996 · 405 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996405
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  3. 3
    King ConStephen J Cannell Standalone Novels #31997 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997448
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  4. 4
    Riding The SnakeStephen J Cannell Standalone Novels #41998 · 402 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998402
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  5. 5
    The Devil's WorkshopStephen J Cannell Standalone Novels #51999 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999448
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  6. 6
    The Tin CollectorsShane Scully #12001 · 370 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001370
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  7. 7
    The Viking FuneralShane Scully #22002 · 388 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002388
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  8. 8
    Hollywood ToughShane Scully #32003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003–
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  9. 9
    Runaway HeartStephen J Cannell Standalone Novels #62003 · 376 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003376
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  10. 10
    Vertical CoffinShane Scully #42004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
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  11. 11
    Cold HitShane Scully #52005 · 370 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005370
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  12. 12
    White SisterShane Scully #62006 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006352
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  13. 13
    At First SightStephen J Cannell Standalone Novels #72008 · 328 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008328
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  14. 14
    Three Shirt DealShane Scully #72008 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008336
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  15. 15
    On The GrindShane Scully #82009 · 306 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009306
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  16. 16
    The PallbearersShane Scully #92010 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010312
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  17. 17
    The Prostitutes' BallShane Scully #102010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  18. 18
    VigilanteShane Scully #112011 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011312
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Stephen J. Cannell series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Stephen J. Cannell books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Stephen J Cannell Standalone Novels

7 books

7 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Do you have to read Stephen J. Cannell books in order?

You only need to read Stephen J. Cannell books in order within the Shane Scully series, which holds 11 of the 18 Stephen J. Cannell books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Stephen J. Cannell

Start with The Tin Collectors (2001), the first Shane Scully book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Plan (1995).

What is the newest Stephen J. Cannell book?

Vigilante (2011) is the newest Stephen J. Cannell book released so far.

Is there a new Stephen J. Cannell book coming?

No next Stephen J. Cannell book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Stephen J. Cannell has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 1 nomination for Stephen J. Cannell. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Shamus Award1994Won
  • Edgar Awards1974Shortlisted

Stephen J. Cannell at a glance

Died
Stephen J. Cannell died in 2010, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Stephen J. Cannell are still being published after Stephen J. Cannell's death in 2010; the newest appeared in 2011.
Release pace
Stephen J. Cannell books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,606 pages across the 15 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 370 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Stephen J. Cannell books, 10 of 18, were published in the 2000s.

What the Stephen J. Cannell books are about

All 18 Stephen J. Cannell books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: police is tagged on 10 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.