Concannon

by Frank O'Rourke

Special investigator for the railroad-with a rough job ahead of him. This gang of smugglers had killed the first man who tried to stop them. Now they were even more dangerous. The railroad expected trouble. That was the reason they'd sent for Concannon.

140 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1952

About the author

Frank O'Rourke was an American writer known for western and mystery novels and sports fiction. O'Rourke wrote more than 60 novels and numerous magazine articles.

Born in Denver, Colorado he attended Kemper Military School. A talented amateur baseball player, he considered trying out for a professional team, but was called up for service in World War II. At the end of the war he decided to become a writer.

Several of O'Rourke's novels were filmed, The Bravados (1958) was the first, and his novel A Mule for the Marquesa was made into a popular movie called The Professionals (1966).

Later in life, O'Rourke turned to writing children's literature. He committed suicide on April 27, 1989.

In addition to his actual name O'Rourke also wrote under the following names: Kevin Connor; Frank O'Malley and Patrick O'Malley

Reviews

[Joseph · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a big surprise for me. I bought because of the nice pulp cover by Saunders from the Western section at the local used book store, and found out it was not a Western at all, but a mystery set against the background of the railroad in the 50's. Loved the writing and the unusual setting.