Shane Scully has always been an ethical cop. When he is called to Parker Center of the LAPD late one night, he knows things are not going to be good.

Scully has left evidence in his car, which was stolen. For this he is charged with evidence tampering; but far worse than this, it is made known that he had an affair with an actress who was looking for someone to kill her husband. Scully is asked to resign, and his wife, Alexa, who is also the chief of detectives, leaves him.

Scully is filled with shame and is rejected by his former co-workers. Police work is all he knows, and he sets out to find another job. Word travels fast and, since Scully is now known as a bad cop, jobs are few and far between

Scully does find a ob in Haven Park, outside of Los Angeles. Haven Park is a small town—less than one square mile in size—that is populated almost entirely by Mexican immigrants, many of them illegal.

Scully soon discovers that the job is low-paying, but corruption is well known and practiced by all. All the officers are "On the Grind" and expect Scully to follow suit.

Stephen Cannell is an excellent writer of not only the Scully series but several television series, most well-known being The Rockford Files.

His books are fast-paced and graphic with some scenes of extreme violence and gore. That said, I have enjoyed each and every one and On the Grind is no exception.