Dive deeper into the real-life grit and drama of a true LAPD detective's career by listening to the full podcast of Flip Flanagan's memoir to hear these remarkable stories in his own voice. Read by his son Jerry, Robert C. "Flip" Flanagan served a distinguished, decades-long career with the LAPD, rising to the rank of Investigator III at the highly active 77th Street and Southeast Divisions. His memoir details his early life, his military service in the Navy during the Korean War, and his ultimate passion for police work. Flanagan became a highly effective detective, renowned for his predictive ability in robbery and homicide investigations and his unconventional, successful tactics in Vice. He also demonstrated a profound devotion to his family, working 12 hours every weekend at the Original Pantry Café to pay for his children's tuition and house expansion. He demonstrated uncompromising, old-school integrity until his retirement in 1982 and his love of family until his death in 1999.