by JackBallentine (Author)
Jack Ballentine became a Phoenix Police Officer and quickly rose to the top as one of the nation's most successful undercover operatives. His specialty: posing as a hitman. Ballentine led a schizophrenic life, changing assumed identities at the drop of a hat as he developed a network in the criminal underworld and was 'hired' to kill business partners, spouses, and in one case a son. In twenty-six cases, he produced a 100 per cent conviction rate on murder conspiracy charges. All the while, the author balanced his rough-and-tumble career with a new wife and stepson. Ballentine's story is a unique look at how law enforcement delves into the heart of the criminal world.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S.
Published: 03 Mar 2011
ISBN 10: 0312667779
ISBN 13: 9780312667771
Jack Ballentine is a force to be reckoned with. Murder for Hire delves into the seedy netherworld of murder for hire, close scrapes, and life under cover. A fascinating read. --Kerrie Droban, author of Running with the Devil: The True Story of the ATF's Inflitration of the Hells Angels He effectively captures the violence and degradation of underclass criminality, where the lives of drug dealers, bikers, white supremacists, prostitutes, strippers and career criminals intersect. -- Kirkus Reviews A unique look at how law enforcement delves into the heart of the criminal world. -- The Arizona Law Channel A fascinating close-up of the criminal world. -- Booklist An undercover cop's raw voice, filled with outrage and sometimes humor, with the kind of details that can't be made up . . . A fascinating close-up of the criminal world. -- Booklist
Jack Ballentine is a force to be reckoned with. Murder for Hire delves into the seedy netherworld of murder for hire, close scrapes, and life under cover. A fascinating read. Kerrie Droban, author of Running with the Devil: The True Story of the ATF's Inflitration of the Hells Angels
He effectively captures the violence and degradation of underclass criminality, where the lives of drug dealers, bikers, white supremacists, prostitutes, strippers and career criminals intersect. Kirkus Reviews
A unique look at how law enforcement delves into the heart of the criminal world. The Arizona Law Channel
A fascinating close-up of the criminal world. Booklist
An undercover cop's raw voice, filled with outrage and sometimes humor, with the kind of details that can't be made up . . . A fascinating close-up of the criminal world. Booklist
Jack Ballentine is a force to be reckoned with. Murder for Hire delves into the seedy netherworld of murder for hire, close scrapes, and life under cover. A fascinating read. --Kerrie Droban, author of Running with the Devil: The True Story of the ATF's Inflitration of the Hells Angels
He effectively captures the violence and degradation of underclass criminality, where the lives of drug dealers, bikers, white supremacists, prostitutes, strippers and career criminals intersect. --Kirkus Reviews
A unique look at how law enforcement delves into the heart of the criminal world. --The Arizona Law Channel
A fascinating close-up of the criminal world. --Booklist
An undercover cop's raw voice, filled with outrage and sometimes humor, with the kind of details that can't be made up . . . A fascinating close-up of the criminal world. --Booklist
Jack Ballentine served as a police officer and a homicide detective for the Phoenix Police Department. He was a three-time Police Officer of the Year, was awarded both the International Investigator of the Year and the Medal of Merit, and was profiled in USA Today. He currently serves as the director of investigations for the Phoenix Fire Department. He lives in Mesa, Arizona, with his wife.
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