Book Review - The Prostitute's Ball

The Prostitute's BallThe Prostitute's Ball by Stephen J. Cannell

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was very sad reading this book as Cannell just passed away. What an amazing talent he was and he will be missed.

This was a very different Shane Scully story than what I'm used to. More light-hearted and funny. I really liked it.

Scully catches a triple homicide case involving a high profile Hollywood dude and some high class escorts a la Heidi Fleiss' ladies. He also gets a new partner, Sumner Hitchens, whom he reluctantly accepts. The new guy is Mr. Hollywood and already made a fortune from selling the rights to a previous case for a movie that ultimately starred Jamie Foxx.

What appears to be a quickly solved case turns into an investigation of an old case with lots of intrigue and highly placed players involved. Hitch seems more intent on making it his next movie deal while Scully is committed to solving the case.

Cannell did a nice job on jabbing at the movie and TV industry and life in the LA fast lane while creating a good mystery. The chemistry between Scully and Hitch was fun, too.

I've heard there's one more book in the pipeline - I hope it's with these two characters working together.



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