The Bad Boy Murders

Vietnam Army Captain Craig Forrest returned home after two dangerous tours, studied law, and started a career as a criminal prosecutor. Now he suffers frustration every time a bad guy slips Justice on a technicality. Forrest convinces three close veteran pals to join him in solving part of the problem. Every few months they kidnap a felon, release him in the high desert, hunt and kill him, and dump his naked, bullet-holed body in the abandoned Bad Boy Mine. When off-road motorcyclists stop for a smoke break and smell a rotting corpse, Deputy Sheriff Michael Hunt investigates and eventually identifies a few of the fourteen skeletal remains. His partner, his captain, and his fellow officers tell him he should leave the "good garbagemen" alone. Forrest monitors Hunt's efforts, and he and his fellow veterans are confident they plan so carefully they will never be caught. They continue their successful sport while Hunt finds he can trust no one. As Hunt struggles with the difficult case, his life is complicated by a divorce, the romantic attentions of a fellow law student, and a difficult career choice.