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 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