Rogue Cop, William P. McGivern
Rogue Cop, William P. McGivern
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Rogue Cop

Author: William P. McGivern

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 5 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/25/2005

Synopsis

Mike Carmody was the best cop money could buy. When the Syndicate said jump, he knew just how high. Not so with Carmodys kid brother Eddie, so the Mob snuffed him out like a cheap cigar. Now Carmodys coming after them, savage and bloodthirsty.

About William P. McGivern

William P. McGivern (1919–1982), born in Chicago, grew up in Mobile, Alabama. After quitting high school, he started to write. He served in World War II and then studied in England before returning to the United States, where he worked as a police reporter for the Philadelphia Bulletin. After his first novels appeared in the 1940s, he received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. In the 1960s he and his wife moved to Hollywood, where he wrote for film and television. Several of his books were made into motion pictures, including The Big Heat and Rogue Cop.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ronald on May 31, 2015

My Wm McGivern kick may have stopped here. ROGUE COP, which was the basis of a pretty good Robert Taylor movie, is not up to the high standards set by THE BIG HEAT. It is as readable but is less impressive, more cliched, more redundant. Part of the problem is the "rogue cop" is such a self absorbed......more

Goodreads review by Julio on May 24, 2015

Decent crime story about a corrupt cop undermined by clunky dialog about morality. It even includes the stereotypical priest who pops by occasionally to provide the prerequisite guilt and guidance.......more

Goodreads review by Ed on April 11, 2009

McGivern has slipped off the modern radar. Pity. Excellent, tough yarn is about a bent cop struggling with his cynical attitudes. Reprinted in the 1980s.......more

Goodreads review by Kyle on July 02, 2019

Sort of like a noir b picture. Not crime novel as high art but crime novel as matinee entertainment.......more

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