Sins of the Fathers

＂Take an inside look at how our intelligence agents get recruited for undercover ops to combat terrorism. ’Sins of the Fathers’ is teeth-gritting, relentless suspense from start to finish, on par with the greatest of Clancy novels.＂
-Catherine Coulter, New York Times Bestselling Author of ＂Enigma＂

The Danforth family returns in this sixth edition of the Danforth Saga. ＂Sins of the Fathers＂ takes the reader on a tension-filled journey from a kidnapping of Michael and Robbie Danforth in Colorado, to America’s worst terrorist-sponsored attacks, to Special Ops operations in Mexico, Greece, Turkey, and Syria. This epic tale includes political intrigue, CIA and military operations, terrorist sleeper cells, drug cartels, and action scenes that will keep you pinned to the edge of your seat.

Joseph Badal’s twelfth novel is complex, stimulating, and un-put-down-able. You will love his heroes and hate his villains, and you will root for the triumph of good over evil.This is fiction as close to reality as you will ever find.

＂ ’Sins of the Fathers’ is a sprawling, scintillating and seductive tale stretched over an expansive landscape of places, people and themes. Joseph Badal has fashioned a classic international thriller in the tradition of Frederick Forsyth, Robert Stone, and Daniel Silva, the ambition of which is matched only by its seamless execution. This is storytelling of the highest order, as Badal deftly juggles a slew of elements without ever once dropping the ball, making ’Sins of the Fathers’ a candidate for one of the best thrillers of the year.＂
-Jon Land, USA Today Bestselling Author of the Caitlin Strong Novels

Prior to a long finance career, including a 16-year stint as a senior executive and board member of a NYSE-listed company, Joseph Badal served for six years as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army in critical, highly classified positions in the U.S. and overseas, including tours of duty in Greece and Vietnam, and earned numerous military decorations. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in business and graduated from the Defense Language Institute, West Coast and from Stanford University Law School’s Director College. Joe now serves on the boards of several companies. He is the author of twelve published suspense novels and a two-time winner of the Tony Hillerman Prize for Best Fiction Book of the Year (＂Ultimate Betrayal＂ in 2014 and ＂The Motive＂ in 2016). The Military Writers Society of America awarded Joe its Gold Medal in 2016 for ＂Death Ship,＂ its Silver Medal in 2016 for ＂Terror Cell,＂ and its Silver Medal in 2015 for ＂Evil Deeds.＂ His ＂The Lone Wolf Agenda＂ was named the top Mystery/Thriller novel in the 2013 New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards competition. Joe also writes a monthly blog titled Everyday Heroes, and has written short stories published in the ＂Uncommon Assassins,＂ ＂Someone Wicked,＂ and ＂Insidious Assassins＂ anthologies. ＂Sins of the Fathers,＂ is Joe’s 12th novel and the sixth in his Danforth Saga series. In addition to authoring novels and short stories, Joe has written dozens of articles that have been published in various business and trade journals and is a frequent speaker at business, civic, and writers’ events.