The Dark Side

The most controversial cop in Australian history, in his own words.<br /> <br />Roger Rogerson hasn&apos;t been a police officer for more than 20 years. Yet his name makes him, the most well-known &apos;detective-sergeant&apos; in Australia.<br /> <br />He has been the subject of articles, appearances, profiles and books; portrayed in TV dramas; and recorded by covert listening devices at home for months.<br /> <br />Rogerson took up his own pen in prison. Out, he walked the club and pub speaking circuit, where he found a ready audience for his tales of law and mayhem. He now writes for newspapers.<br /> <br />Here, he tells us of:<br />– high profile investigations;<br />– forgotten ones, like when a key from Tassie opened a Sydney murderer&apos;s door;<br />– some of the most interesting dead people he&apos;s ever met;<br />– the hunt for desperados on a deadly robbing spree;<br />– the bloody night that earned him the award for courageous action;<br />– meeting a prominent toe cutter;<br />– besieging the comic Wally and the dangerous Green Man;<br />– the dogs in a prison he sojourned in;<br />– bad days in a flattened railcarriage at Granville…<br />and more…<br /> <br />These untold tales are the ones everyone else has glossed over or ignored, from the horse&apos;s mouth, for the first time.