Book- Murder For Hire

After joining the Phoenix Police Department in 1978, Jack Ballentine quickly rose to the top as one of the nation's most successful

undercover operatives.

His specialty: posing as a hit man.

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, or, in one case, a couple's son.

In twenty-four cases, he produced a 100 percent conviction rate on murder conspiracy charges.

Murder For Hire details his most shocking assignments while also showing how he balanced his rough-and-tumble assignments with the demands of his personal life as he built a family with his new stepson.

Ballentine's story is a gritty and revealing look at how law enforcement delves into the heart of the criminal world.

322 pages.