Peacemaking

About the Book

Title: Peacemaking

Author: Lance LoRusso

Genre: Christian fiction

"There are few things more dangerous for a cop than searching a building at night." He was making his way forward with Pete at his back when he felt it. It was hard to describe, but it stopped him in his tracks, and his fingers and toes went cold.

Scotty Painter is the most respected member of his police department, having worked his way up from a street cop to deputy chief. After losing his wife, Christine, to cancer and giving his daughter away at her wedding, he now lives alone. His life as a cop is not easy, however, as he is haunted by the misery he has seen and the things he had to do to survive. One day, he finds himself sharing his deepest and most troubling thoughts with the only one who can truly understand his struggles and answer his questions. In a world far apart from his days filled with life and death decisions, Scotty comes face to face with his fears, his faith, and his destiny.

Author Bio

Lance LoRusso is a law enforcement officer turned attorney. Having worked as a street cop, trainer, hostage negotiator, public relations officer, and investigator, he regularly trains law enforcement officers from around the United States. As an attorney, he responds to the scene of officer involved shootings and represents officers through interviews with homicide and internal affairs investigators as well as grand jury hearings.

His first book, When Cops Kill: The Aftermath of a Critical Incident, explores all aspects of an officer involved shooting. LoRusso, having been interviewed by the likes of CNN, FOX, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor, and others, has put the book into use in law enforcement academies, advanced training for law enforcement executives, and college courses in criminal justice. All of the profits from When Cops Kill support law enforcement charities like www.huntingforheroes.org. Lance LoRusso practices law in Atlanta, Georgia where he lives with his wife, Barbara

 

Links

Website: http://www.lancelorussobooks.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Peacemaking-874402082655048/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PeacemakingBook

Excerpt

Scotty remembered the woman and her children. Tanya Ronder had no hope when Scotty met her that Friday night. She was beaten and bruised. She lay on her side, unconscious after making a last effort to protect the fragile bodies of her children. When Scotty responded to the 911 call with two other officers, he was the first to enter the trailer, and he immediately crashed through the rotted floor. He saw Tanya on the floor to his left and her husband, Jay Adrian Sanda, to his right. Every cop in the precinct knew Sanda. He was a violent alcoholic with multiple arrests for fighting and assaulting cops. Scotty’s body, now pinned in the floor, blocked the door to the trailer and prevented his beat partner and backup from getting inside. As he tried to pull himself free, Scotty forced himself to look at Sanda’s hands. “A man’s hands can kill you, not his eyes,” they’d told Scotty in the academy. Scotty’s eyes locked on the bush axe in Sanda’s left hand. Time stood still as Scotty saw the blade rise and watched the big man step toward him.