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THE AJ CONTI SERIES

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Shattered Life

Compelling read...[Bacca] does an amazing job leading a reader one direction and flipping what they think they know. —HUGEOrange Editorial Review

 

AJ’s investigation crosses paths with Stalker, a brilliant psychotic killer set on balancing perceived injustices in his life. Relegated to foster care at a young age, Stalker experienced physical abuse, witnessed sexual abuse, and watched funding go for anything but the foster children. His speed, athleticism, and intelligence were key to his survival. In his mind two women were solely responsible for his fate. His end goal of making them pay set him on a course of perfecting his abilities to carry out his plan.
Things take a deadly turn when Stalker discovers AJ is engaged to one of his intended victims…leading him to put his final plan in motion.

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Rumor of Death

After months on administrative leave battling flashbacks of her murder, Detective AJ Conti searches for peace visiting relatives in Rumo, Italy. He befriends the newest of three local Carabinieri as a chemistry builds between AJ and a local coffee shop owner.
Shorthanded from recent terrorist bombings, the Carabinieri bring AJ in as a consultant after a second dead girls body surfaces. AJ meets his cousin’s daughter, Marina, and when one of the bodies turns out to be her best friend, Marina follows the man she believes is the killer to gather evidence before going to the Carabinieri.
When she witnesses his brutal attack on another woman, Marina sends a text to AJ before the phone goes dead. Left with few clues AJ is forced to trust his instincts before history repeats itself.

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Syndicate of Death

AJ travels to Albuquerque to help an old friend, District Court Judge Mac McDunn. Mac received threatening notes telling him to quash a civil rights trial against the city surrounding the beating of a man by Albuquerque police officers. The last note blamed Mac for the plaintiff’s death after Mac ruled in his favor. Shortly after, the attorney for the plaintiff was also murdered.
A group of rogue cops nicknamed “The Syndicate” execute a fellow officer close to exposing them, along with torturing and killing several witnesses and drug dealers. Even a city councilwoman and federal agents become targets.
After the drive-by shooting, AJ realizes force is his only option. Dismantling The Syndicate one member at a time proves risky…and dangerous.

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PIs

Another great installment in the AJ Conti novel series. A master at suspense, [Bacca] grabs your attention and doesn’t let go. It is gritty, realistic, and an instant classic. —HUGEOrange Editorial

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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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Casualty of Innocence

Casualty of Innocence hits hard with action from its initial stages. A smart and crisp novel. —Pacific Book Review

A swirling and sinister story of child trafficking, murder, dangerous manipulations, and the lengths we go to protect those we love. —Self-Publishing Review

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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.

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COLLATERAL DAMAGE THE END GAME

... filled with a combination of subdued machismo, startling mayhem, sorded murder, and satisfying retribution. Bacca delivers a riveting chronicle of crime and punishment.  Pacific Book Review

Readers will again be drawn into the twisted and visceral storyline with Bacca giving equal stake to the depth of key characters as he does to the complexity of the plot.  Self Publishing Review

If it's intense drama and compelling characters you're looking for, be sure to put Collateral Damage at the top of your reading list.   Reader's Favorite Review

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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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Rumor of Death
Shattered Life
Syndicate of Death
PIs
Casualty
Collateral
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