Joseph Badal Books in Order

Visiting the Greek island of Samos after his divorce, John Hammond receives a coded map from a dying fisherman. It leads toward a wartime shipwreck, stolen valuables, and banking secrets powerful people are determined to conceal.

CIA officer Bob Danforth travels to Athens to identify terrorists responsible for murdering the agency's station chief. His investigation is hampered by official obstruction while the group plans an attack on the 2004 Olympic Games.

When their two-year-old son is kidnapped in Athens, Bob and Liz Danforth embark on a desperate rescue. The consequences follow their family across decades of military service, espionage, revenge, and conflict in the Balkans.

A wealthy Iranian acquires lost verses attributed to Nostradamus and believes they predict his rise to power. Seeing America as his chief obstacle, he sets terrorist attacks and assassinations in motion against the United States.

Against the backdrop of the financial crisis, Edward Winter's family and business face destructive banking regulations and a corrupt regulator. A sociopath's involvement turns their economic struggle into a dangerous fight to protect what they have built.

Bob Danforth comes out of retirement to hunt terrorists targeting America's oil infrastructure, working alongside his son Michael, a Delta Force officer. Their opponents combine support from oil interests with the resources of a Mexican drug cartel.

Afghanistan veteran David Hood has built a successful business and a family, but guilt and an enemy from his past shadow his life. When his wife and children are killed, grief drives him toward revenge.

New Mexico detectives Barbara Lassiter and Susan Martinez investigate a wealthy Albuquerque socialite's murder and discover a long list of people she harmed. The killing of her psychiatrist adds another layer to an already tangled case.

Retired CIA operative Bob Danforth takes his family on an Ionian Sea cruise while terrorists prepare a major attack. He, his military son, and his resourceful grandson become involved in efforts to uncover and stop the plot.

Surgeon Matt Curtis questions his sister's apparent suicide in Honolulu and investigates with her friend Renee Drummond and a former military comrade. Their inquiry alarms a local crime boss, who sends killers to silence him.

Detectives Barbara Lassiter and Susan Martinez investigate a murderer apparently targeting criminals who escaped punishment. Links to a deadly home-invasion gang draw them into conflict with FBI officials more concerned with protecting careers than pursuing justice.

The kidnapping of Michael and Robbie Danforth in Colorado launches another crisis for their family. Terrorist attacks and operations across Mexico and the eastern Mediterranean bring them into a conflict involving sleeper cells, drug cartels, and intelligence agencies.

Matt Curtis and Renee Drummond face the return of Lonnie Jackson, who blames them for the destruction of his criminal empire. His pursuit of revenge stretches from Brazil to New Mexico and the United States border.

Matt and Renee Curtis travel to Costa Rica with friends, hoping they are beyond Lonnie Jackson's reach. When he kidnaps the women and takes them to Nicaragua, their husbands recruit former special operators for a rescue.

A suspicious death at a retirement center brings homicide detectives Barbara Lassiter and Susan Martinez into an inquiry that may involve multiple murders. They must determine whether a calculating killer is exploiting circumstances that conceal the crimes.

Investment banker Bruno Pedace goes into hiding after discovering that his partners plan to blame him for their corruption. When an assassin finds him years later, help from Janet Jenkins gives him a reason to fight back.

Bob and Liz Danforth visit Venice during Carnevale, expecting a memorable vacation together. Instead, they become entangled with a secret organization modeled on a medieval order of assassins, transforming their trip into a struggle against deadly enemies.

Albuquerque homicide detectives Barbara Lassiter and Susan Martinez investigate a series of killings linked to two mass murderers. Their work becomes personally dangerous when their old adversary Lisa French turns her murderous attention toward the detectives themselves.

Retired CIA agent Eddie Parnall and former Bulgarian special operator Tatiana Borodvic join familiar allies against human traffickers. Their investigation confronts ruthless criminals operating within a vast international trade, forcing the team to protect vulnerable people while pursuing its organizers.