Shotgun Summer

by Sean Mulcahy

He arrived at the scene; his backup had disappeared. Then he heard the screams. Peeking around the corner of the tenement apartment building he saw two men holding down a young naked girl, viciously raping her while she screamed in absolute terror.

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 of his first three years on patrol.

Genres: Nonfiction, Crime

491 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 6, 2023

About the author

Detective Mulcahy spent nearly six years working for the KCMO (Kansas City, Missouri) Police Department. He was assigned to the most dangerous patrol division in the department, where he sustained numerous injuries and made many felony arrests; his work here is detailed in his book Shotgun Summer. He spent the next three years in the Special Investigations Division as an undercover Detective working with top drug organizations in conjunction with the FBI, DEA, Customs, ATF, and the IRS Criminal Investigations Division. His accounts here are chronicled in his second book, 12-Gauge, a story loosely based on actual events.

Mulcahy left The police department to work with OTS, or the Office of Thrift Supervision, a bureau under the Department of the Treasury investigating savings and loan fraud. While there, he filed criminal cases totaling over half a billion dollars, including reviews of President Clinton and his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and their involvement in the White Water deal and a cattle futures investment.

Sean Mulcahy finished his career working for a small suburban city police department. He was awarded a written commendation for performance in an extremely dangerous situation, silver and bronze awards for valor, and a unit citation for excellent performance.

In addition to his two books, Shotgun Summer and 12-Gauge, he has written and produced a music video, The Widow's Song by Sean Mulcahy, available on YouTube and other outlets. The video aims to shine a light on some officers' ultimate sacrifice to protect and serve their communities.

Reviews

[Janet Gresh · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won this collection of true stories in a Goodreads Giveaway. I like that each chapter was its own contained story. While the amount of violence depicted in the book starts to feel exaggerated at times I had to remind myself that there are three years of stories condensed into one book and who wants to read about the easier days? The book makes the point that police work is not like what we see on television. Officers put themselves in danger more often than the public realizes.

[Juliene K. Bowen · Rating 5 out of 5]

The truth, unembellished and gritty without sensationalism or self-agrandizement.

This is one cops story, watered down enough for publication but truthfully told. LEOs are among the many first responders who make tremendous sacrifices to make a difference! Seldom, if ever are these truths discussed, let alone acknowledged by the public.

Thank you sir for your sacrifices and for caring when so many do not. I wish you peace and satisfaction for a job well done. God Bless!

[Steven A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Horrific stories

I have read several books of police officers lives. This contains the grossest, sadest, scariest events of a police officer I have ever read. God bless this policeman. He and his family pay a terrible price doing a thankless job.

[Deborah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow What a book !!

Thank you for sharing your story. I’ve always respected law enforcement and now have a deeper appreciation for how dangerous this line of work can be
Definitely overworked and underpaid for putting your life on the line everyday.

[Anna Reimer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very eye opening book!! so well written!

Very interesting book!! Loved reading it! Hard to stop reading it. Wished the book would be bigger! Good job to the writer!

[Al Hogan]

DNF but marking as read to get it off the list. Finished 70%. I wanted to like this but the stories weren’t nearly as exciting or interesting as I was hoping.

[Ashlee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy read.