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 AN 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 19 SUSPENSE NOVELS PUBLISHED: 4 STAND-ALONES; 7 IN THE DANFORTH SAGA SERIES; 4 IN THE CURTIS CHRONICLES SERIES; AND 4 IN THE LASSITER/MARTINEZ CASE FILES SERIES. JOE'S SHORT STORIES HAVE APPEARED IN NUMEROUS ANTHOLOGIES, AND 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, SOULLESS, WILL BE RELEASED IN NOVEMBER, 2025. HIS BOOKS HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED INTO SEVERAL FOREIGN LANGUAGES. JOE TEACHES MASTER WRITING CLASSES AND HAS BEEN A FREQUENT GUEST LECTURER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. HE HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AS AN INTERVIEWEE ON RADIO AND TELEVISION. http://www.josephbadalbooks.com 505-690-4503 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 AN ERIC HOFFER AWARD WINNER; AND...
“Badal delivers a nice tight mystery and two wonderful female detectives you’ll be cheering for. Don’t miss ‘Borderline.’” —Catherine Coulter, New York Times bestselling author of “Nemesis”
In “Borderline,” Joseph Badal delivers his first mystery novel with the same punch and non-stop action found in his acclaimed eight previous thrillers,...
“Relentless from start to finish. Badal just gets better and better.” —David Morrell, New York Times Bestselling Author of “Murder As a Fine Art”
In “Dark Angel,” the second in the Lassiter/Martinez Case Files series, Detectives Barbara Lassiter and Susan Martinez pick up where they left off in “Borderline.” Assigned to a murder case, they...
Homicide detective partners Barbara Lassiter and Susan Martinez return in this third edition of the Lassiter/Martinez Case Files series.
Called in to investigate a mysterious death in a retirement center, Lassiter and Martinez find themselves entangled in a case that might very well involve multiple murders committed by a psychopathic killer....
"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
" '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
"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."
Joseph Badal's 19th novel, and 4th in his Curtis Chronicles series will be released on November 28, 2025. Soulless features Eddie Parnall and Tatiana...
