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On the Run

Colin McLaren

Cole Goodwin pulls off the biggest undercover sting in Australia. Now he's on the run in the biggest gig of his life--survival.

Opinion

'McLaren cleverly uses his real-life experience to inform a thrilling piece of fiction.'
-- Graeme Blundell, The Weekend Australian, 7/11/09

'McLaren knows his subject. His fiction is hard-boiled and action-packed . . .'

Cameron Woodhead, The Age, 3/10/2009

About this Title

'A page-turner that made my pulse race'
Andrew Rule, Underbelly co-author

Cole Goodwin spent years undercover, infiltrating the Mafia and putting the Australian Godfather behind bars for twenty years. As his team celebrate the 'guilty' verdict, the Mafia are rolling out a vendetta, aided by Cole's corrupt boss. The dodgy Inspector Mack has plans for a prosperous retirement in France, and wants Cole out of his life--fast--as well as collecting a million-dollar bonus along the way.

With his life under threat, Cole blows the dust off his secret identities, kisses his pretty girlfriend goodbye, and jumps planes, trains, ferries and continents, finally arriving in dark, bleak, southern Italy and the heartland of his enemy--the N'Drangheta, who has sent its best hitman to end his run . . .

About the Author

Colin McLaren was Australia's most experienced taskforce detective, hunting the Mafia, Mr Bigs, murderers, paedophiles and bombers during the most volatile decades in Australia's history when police shot first and asked questions later. He has resigned from the police and writes constantly, dividing his time between Italy and Australia.

978-0-522-85703-0