Shotgun Summer

In his first three years on patrol, Officer Sean Mulcahy arrested murderers, rapists, armed robbers, drug dealers, prostitutes, pimps, and encountered department and political corruption at the highest levels. He suffered a bruised trachea, a broken hand, heat stroke, a fence-punctured hand, two broken teeth, and a severe head injury. He was shot at and covered with human and animal excrement, lice, fleas, and other parasites while working in an extremely dangerous part of Kansas City, enduring it all to protect and serve the citizens in his district. Shotgun Summer is a collection of over sixty-five true stories from his first three years on patrol. Mulcahy, a former police officer, recounts his first three years patrolling the most dangerous parts of Kansas City in this debut memoir. Mulcahy's straightforward prose effectively conveys a police officer's perspective. An engaging personal tale offering insight into the complexities of a cop's life. -Kirkus Reviews