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Shane Scully Books in Order

Shane Scully by Stephen J. Cannell contains 11 books, published between 2001 and 2011. The first book is The Tin Collectors (2001) and the newest is Vigilante (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2001–2011
Confirmed
11 of 11 titles
Pages on record
2,746 in 8 of 11 books
Reading time
46–69 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,746 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

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Shane Scully is the Los Angeles police detective at the centre of Stephen J. Cannell's crime series. Eleven books run from The Tin Collectors (2001) to Vigilante (2011), taking in The Viking Funeral (2002), Hollywood Tough (2003), Cold Hit (2005), Three Shirt Deal (2008) and The Pallbearers (2010). Police corruption and undercover operations carry the subject tags. No further title is listed, and the series is recorded as complete.

How many Shane Scully books are there?

Shane Scully has 11 books, released between 2001 and 2011.

Shane Scully Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Shane Scully 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 Tin Collectors by Stephen J. Cannell, book 1 of the Shane Scully series (2001)
  2. Cover of Hollywood Tough by Stephen J. Cannell, book 3 of the Shane Scully series (2003)
  3. Cover of Vertical Coffin by Stephen J. Cannell, book 4 of the Shane Scully series (2004)
  4. Cover of Cold Hit by Stephen J. Cannell, book 5 of the Shane Scully series (2005)
  5. Cover of White Sister by Stephen J. Cannell, book 6 of the Shane Scully series (2006)
  6. Cover of Three Shirt Deal by Stephen J. Cannell, book 7 of the Shane Scully series (2008)
  7. Cover of On The Grind by Stephen J. Cannell, book 8 of the Shane Scully series (2009)
  8. Cover of The Prostitutes' Ball by Stephen J. Cannell, book 10 of the Shane Scully series (2010)
  9. Cover of Vigilante by Stephen J. Cannell, book 11 of the Shane Scully series (2011)
  1. 1
    The Tin Collectors2001 · 370 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001370
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  2. 2
    The Viking Funeral2002 · 388 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002388
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  3. 3
    Hollywood Tough2003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003–
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  4. 4
    Vertical Coffin2004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
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  5. 5
    Cold Hit2005 · 370 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005370
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  6. 6
    White Sister2006 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006352
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  7. 7
    Three Shirt Deal2008 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008336
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  8. 8
    On The Grind2009 · 306 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009306
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  9. 9
    The Pallbearers2010 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010312
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  10. 10
    The Prostitutes' Ball2010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  11. 11
    Vigilante2011 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011312
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Is there a chronological order for Shane Scully?

No separate chronological order is on record for Shane Scully, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Shane Scully books in order?

You should read the Shane Scully books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Shane Scully book also stands alone.

Where to start with Shane Scully

Start with The Tin Collectors (2001), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Shane Scully book?

Vigilante (2011) is the newest Shane Scully book released so far.

Is there a new Shane Scully book coming?

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

Shane Scully at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Shane Scully title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Shane Scully books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,746 pages across the 8 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 344 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Shane Scully books, 8 of 11, were published in the 2000s.

What the Shane Scully books are about

All 11 Shane Scully 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 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Stephen J. Cannell

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.