JOSEPH BADAL IS A DECORATED ARMY VETERAN, HAVING SERVED IN GREECE AND VIETNAM. JOE IS A TWO-TIME WINNER OF THE TONY HILLERMAN AWARD FOR BEST FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR; HAS BEEN NAMED "BEST AUTHOR" MULTIPLE TIMES BY ABQ THE MAGAZINE, INCLUDING IN 2023 AND 2024; HAS RECEIVED 4 GOLD MEDALS AND 3 SILVER MEDALS FROM THE MILITARY WRITERS SOCIETY OF AMERICA; IS A THREE-TIME FINALIST IN THE INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS; IS A MULTIPLE ERIC HOFFER AWARD WINNER; AND IS A FOUR-TIME WINNER OF THE NEW MEXICO/ARIZONA BOOK AWARD FOR BEST FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR. JOE IS AN AMAZON #1 BEST-SELLING AUTHOR AND WAS NAMED THE WRITER OF THE YEAR IN 2020 BY THE MWSA. HE HAS HAD 20 SUSPENSE NOVELS PUBLISHED: 4 STAND-ALONES; 7 IN THE DANFORTH SAGA SERIES; 4 IN THE CURTIS CHRONICLES SERIES; AND 5 IN THE LASSITER/MARTINEZ CASE FILES SERIES. JOE'S SHORT STORIES HAVE APPEARED IN NUMEROUS ANTHOLOGIES AND HE WAS NAMED ONE OF THE 50 BEST AUTHORS YOU SHOULD BE READING. HE IS A MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS, MILITARY WRITERS SOCIETY OF AMERICA, and SOUTHWEST WRITERS WORKSHOP. JOE'S LATEST BOOK, GONE FOREVER, WAS RELEASED ON JUNE 30, 2026. HIS NEXT NOVEL, THE REUNION, WILL BE RELEASED IN NOVEMBER 2026. HIS BOOKS HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED INTO SEVERAL FOREIGN LANGUAGES. JOE TEACHES MASTER WRITING CLASSES AND IS A FREQUENT SPEAKER AT WRITERS ORGANIZATIONS, BOOK CLUB MEETINGS, AND CIVIC GROUP MEETINGS. HE HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AS AN INTERVIEWEE ON RADIO AND TELEVISION. http://www.josephbadalbooks.com JOSEPHBADALBOOKS@OUTLOOK.COM
JOSEPH BADAL IS A DECORATED ARMY VETERAN, HAVING SERVED IN GREECE AND VIETNAM. JOE IS A TWO-TIME WINNER OF THE TONY HILLERMAN AWARD FOR BEST FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR; HAS BEEN NAMED "BEST AUTHOR" MULTIPLE TIMES BY ABQ THE MAGAZINE, INCLUDING IN 2023 AND 2024; HAS RECEIVED 4 GOLD MEDALS AND 3 SILVER MEDALS FROM THE MILITARY WRITERS SOCIETY OF AMERICA; IS A THREE-TIME FINALIST IN THE INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS; IS A MULTIPLE ERIC HOFFER AWARD...
In the high-desert of New Mexico, two detectives are about to learn that “gone” is more than a word—it’s a permanent state of being. For the victims, it’s the end of a heartbeat. For the survivors, it’s the end of the world as they knew it. When a terrorist attack and then two high profile murders rock Albuquerque, Detectives Barbara Lassiter and...
Two-time winner of the prestigious Tony Hillerman Award, Joseph Badal combines authentic investigative detail, memorable characters, and edge-of-your-seat suspense to create a series readers can’t put down. Whether you’re discovering Lassiter and Martinez for the first time or preparing for the release of GONE FOREVER, Book 5 in the series, now...
SOULLESS features Eddie Parnall and Tatiana Borodvic who were introduced in Joseph Badal's novel JUSTICE, the third book in the Curtis Chronicles series. Parnall, a retired CIA agent, and Borodvic, a former Bulgarian Special Operator, join a high-octane cast of characters who starred in previous books in the Curtis Chronicles series. Joseph...
"Action-adventure writing of the highest order...a gut-punch of a thriller, packing a wallop Badal dispenses with a strong and seasoned hand
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Jon Land, NY Times and USA Today Best-Selling Author of "The Tenth Circle"
" 'Natural Causes' by Joseph Badal is a first-rate thriller, a powerhouse of a story that will keep you turning the pages into the wee hours. The pacing is relentless, with a sense of menace that grows almost unbearable. Lassiter and Martinez are two homicide detectives for the ages. I loved it!"
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Douglas Preston, NY Times Best-Selling Author of "Paradox"
"For novels of international intrigue with gut-wrenching action, twists, and unpredictable developments, no thriller author can beat the high-octane crime writing of Joseph Badal. Suspense is his middle name."
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Mark Rubinstein, Award-Winning Author of "Season of Fear"
