Cop On The Run
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He was on the run.
Who could believe it? Peter was
decorated nine times in his twenty three years of service, and a member of the
Honor Legion, as befitted a member of a police family. The Santini's were
members of the New York City Police Department for three generations. His grandfather, Frank, put in thirty years
and in 1950 was killed in action in
He prepared well for this eventuality. Peter had a new identity, complete with
papers and plenty of cash. He patted the
strong box on the seat next to him. It
contained over sixty thousand dollars
He smiled when he thought of the three safe deposit boxes he owned,
filled with more than three times that amount.
He left in haste, but was determined not to get caught. The last thing he wanted was to be sent to
prison, to live with
hundreds of men he sent there.
What a welcome that would be. He
gripped the steering wheel tighter and glanced at the speedometer. Sixty miles per hour. No more than that. He had to learn to practice patience, to be
the man that nobody noticed. Where
should he go?
"Onward to
He thought of his two pretty little daughters, Tessi, 8 years old and Marci, 6, and a lump grew in his
throat. Both had blonde hair and blue
eyes, replicas of their Irish mother, Alice.
Peter had mixed feelings when he thought of
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Cop On The Run is the story of a renegade cop, Peter Santini, charged with murder, fleeing to avoid
capture. He is pursued by his
twin-sister, Betty, by order of her father, the family Patriarch. Betty is the most decorated female detective
on the force. The twins are the products
of three generations of Hero Cops. The
flight and chase lead the twins through many thrilling episodes of adventure,
danger and romance. When a tragic
accident during a heroic act paralyzes Peter, the media exposure enables Betty
to catch up to her twin. Seeing his
condition, Betty refuses to arrest Peter, and returns home to marry her
fiancée. At her wedding she reveals
Peter’s whereabouts to her father, Frank, who takes up the chase. Frank spends months helping his son recuperate,
and when he feels Peter is strong enough, tries to take him into custody at
gunpoint. A struggle ensues and a shot
kills Peter’s lover. In panic, Frank
flees and is captured on the Interstate.
He suffers a heart attack when his captor turns out to be the secret
Frank had been hiding from his family for forty-four years.
About the Author
Arnold
M. Pine is a veteran of twenty years on the New York Police Department, where
he served as a very active “street cop”.
His experience with the criminal element on the street and in the
department itself, enabled him to create memorable
characters in thrilling situations. Enough to complete three novels on the subject. Mr. Pine attended