While J. R. Backlund’s heart resides in North Carolina, where he was born, his parents transplanted him to The Sunshine State before he was old enough to put up a fight. Prior to writing his first novel, he studied journalism at the University of Florida, then took a 13-year detour in construction management before getting back to telling stories. He lives in Jacksonville with his wife and their three furry children --- they don’t like it when he calls them dogs.

Books by J .R. Backlund

Among the Dead: A Rachel Carver Mystery

by J .R. Backlund - Fiction, Mystery

Former North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation agent Rachel Carver blames herself for the collateral death of an innocent woman in her last case. Unable to accept her superior’s attempts to cover up the incident, she turned in her badge. But when a former partner asks her to consult on a new murder case, she reluctantly agrees, traveling to a small, remote mountain community, where she’s tasked with leading a group of inexperienced detectives on a hunt for the killer.