James Bacca is a twenty-year police veteran. He served in many capacities, the most rewarding being investigating homicides. Bacca graduated from law school, was a professor of criminal justice and criminology, and served in the army as a scout helicopter pilot. He lives with his wife, Kristina, in Mesa, Arizona.
Bacca is the author of Shattered Life, Rumor of Death, and Syndicate of Death, all part of the AJ Conti novel series.
Titles by James A. Bacca
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Loyalty leads AJ Conti to Oregon where he indulges in a quick visit with his brother’s family while investigating a murder for a friend.
In the course of the investigation, AJ learns of another questionable death ruled accidental by the local medical examiner whom he immediately distrusts. AJ’s pressure brings new issues to light, and the killer begins to take revenge. The investigation turns intense and dangerous…not just for AJ, but now his family members are at risk.
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A US senator’s son is kidnapped to prevent the senator’s further investigation into an illegal kidney ring and a reporter is shot while looking into seemingly disconnected deaths in two states. Can AJ Conti stop the ring before they stop him?
Between the kidnappers enlisted by the dirty politicians at the heart of the ring and the well-trained security force for a wealthy grandfather willing to pay whatever it takes to save his dying granddaughter, AJ’s prowess will be tested…several times.
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A danger from the past, a killer on the loose. Can AJ Conti move fast enough to prevent the loss of more innocent lives?
Young boys are missing from rural areas of New Mexico. Albuquerque Detective Sara Gray, believes they may be linked, but has no jurisdiction. AJ agrees to look into it, then soon learns of a missing man whose best friend, a prominent architect, Tommy Chacon, was the last to see him.
After AJ discovers a windowless building with a steel door in Chacon’s backyard, clues that point to buried bodies emerge. Then Sara Gray’s nephew is kidnapped.
Closing in on a killer, AJ is unaware of the lurking danger from his past. A private insurgent who has a score to settle inserts himself into the game, manipulating Chacon, the investigators, and even AJ’s recently adopted daughter. -
When gunfire erupts during his pre-dawn run, AJ Conti finds himself ambushed by private insurgents. Despite being wounded, he kills one of the attackers and retrieves his cell phone.
Kenny Love, AJ’s long-time friend and a former high-tech detective, is in danger. Kenny’s new employer, A-Ray Corporation, is under attack—one person at a time.
The wife of the CEO of A-Ray’s only competing corporation provides a hit list to retired Lt. Colonel Harbaugh, whose legitimate private investigations company, PIs, is a cover for private insurgent subversive activities.
AJ deduces the link between bodies found in different jurisdictions that agencies fail to see. With Kenny’s understanding of and access to high-tech equipment, they have a chance to level the playing field.
The race is on to find the remaining insurgents before becoming casualties.
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