Full Disclosure: I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of Vigilante as part of the Goodreads First-Reads program, where readers get books for free in the hope that reviews get written for the various social media outlets.
I dont generally choose police procedurals when I select the novels I read, so I dont have an extensive background in the genre. This one got picked up because I got it free (often a deciding factor)...
Its called A Shane Scully Novel and is apparently 11th in the series. I hadnt read any of the prior novels, but this doesnt seem to be a factor, as this novel stands alone well. (Stephen J. Cannell, the author, is also the creator of a number of police shows for television, so hes got the skills for handling loosely connected stories down.)
I really loved this book. I was engaged by both the protagonists and antagonists throughout, and thought the premise was original enough that I was not at all anticipating any of the twists that happened. I was quite happy that I was reading this book, and then the ending thundered off the pages, as all the threads were tied together, and thrust the book into the wow column. This was a bunch of fun.
5 of 5 stars.
