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Meet Eddie Pannoni, as he deals with Mafia figures to recover millions of dollars in stolen bonds, is shot at by fellow police officers, leads a high speed chase through three states, and helps to seize millions of dollars worth of drugs and weapons.
Brooklyn raised and street tough, Detective Ernie Lijoi Sr. takes on a new identity as Eddie Pannoni and hits the pool halls and bars in Quincy, Massachusetts, working his way up the chain of dealers and suppliers until the day the trap is sprung and Local and Federal Police raid dozens of homes and businesses in one of the most dramatic and widespread busts in the history of New England.
His secret life on the streets takes its toll on his family and his wife is at the breaking point as she witnesses the change in her New York boy.
Street Business is based on a real detective and real events. Read Street Business, meet Detective Ernie Lijoi Sr. and his street guise Eddie Pannoni.
Ernie Lijoi Sr. Biography Detective Ernie Lijoi Sr. a detective with the City of Quincy, Massachusetts was born and raised in Brooklyn New York. At 17 he enrolled in the United States Air force, and was honorably discharged in 1964. He then married a Girl from Dedham, Massachusetts, the town that became their home for over 35 years. He later graduated from Northeastern University in Boston Massachusetts with a degree in the Science of Law Enforcement. He also completed courses of instruction in narcotics and dangerous drug laws given by the United States Department Of justice and was awarded a certificate by the powers of the Attorney General of the United States of America. During his career he became well known as a deep undercover investigator under the name of Eddie Pannoni.
—Ernie Sr., Author “Street Business”, "Shoveling the Tide" due out in June 2010 and chasing Snow due in Dec. 2010