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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. The deeper they get into their investigation, the more complex and dangerous the case becomes, threatening the lives of the detectives and their loved ones. Political and bureaucratic machinations within the detectives' department and the involvement of organized crime only make their jobs more difficult. Award-Winning, Amazon #1 Best-Selling author Joseph Badal offers up another suspenseful, unputdownable tale, with twists and turns that will put and keep the reader on a roller coaster ride of drama, action, and emotion from the first to the last page.

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'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! --Douglas Preston, #1 Bestselling Coauthor of the Famed Pendergast Series Another outstanding entry in a terrific series. Detectives Susan Martinez and Barbara Lassiter are smart, tough, and compassionate protagonists worth rooting for. They are compelling police professionals, not super-human crime fighters. Joseph Badal's plotting is deft, his pacing is perfect, and his writing crisp. Highly recommended. --Sheldon Siegel, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Mike Daley/Rosie Fernandez Novels Joseph Badal has done it again with 'Natural Causes, ' the 3rd in his Lassiter/Martinez Case Files series. His two female detectives follow a serpentine, dangerous path that will have the reader guessing to the last page. Don't miss this one. --Robert Dugoni, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Tracy Crosswhite Series 'Natural Causes' introduces one of the nastiest villains you'll love to hate, one who offers a dangerous challenge to our two heroines...compared to her, Mexican cartels are a bunch of bungling amateurs. --Steven F. Havill, Author of the Posadas County Mystery Series What's not to like about 'Natural Causes'? Smart, tough, and witty investigators Barbara Lassiter and Susan Martinez return to unravel a series of natural retirement community deaths and face a clever and dangerous psychopathic killer who pushes them to their limit, and beyond. A thriller with twists and turns that will keep you on a finely-honed edge. --D.P. Lyle M.D., Award-Winning Author of the Jake Longly and Cain/Harper Thriller Series 'Natural Causes' is a blistering, bracing and bold thriller that races out of the gate and finishes in an all-out sprint. Joseph Badal's third tale to feature detectives Barbara Lassiter and Susan Martinez sets them on the trail of a killer targeting residents at a retirement community that gives a whole new meaning to the phrase 'golden years.' But Badal also sprinkles in organized crime and politics into his already savory literary mind snack, resulting in a tour de force of a crime thriller that is not to be missed. --Jon Land, USA Today Bestselling Author of the Murder, She Wrote Series Another thrill ride by acclaimed suspense author Joseph Badal. It's relentless from start to finish. Badal just gets better and better. --David Morrell, New York Times Bestselling Author of Murder As a Fine Art

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"Joseph Badal grew up in a family where story-telling had been passed down from generation to generation. Prior to a long business career, including a 16-year stint as a senior executive and board member of a NYSE-listed company, Joe 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 is an Amazon #1 Best-Selling Author, with 14 published suspense novels, including six books in the Danforth Saga series, two books in the Curtis Chronicles series, three books in the Lassiter/Martinez Case Files series, and three stand-alones. He has been recognized as ""One of The 50 Best Writers You Should Be Reading."" His books have received two Tony Hillerman Awards for Best Fiction Book of the Year, been top prize winners on multiple occasions in the Mystery/Thriller category in the New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards competition, received gold medals from the Military Writers Society of America, and Finalist honors in the International Book Awards. His latest novel, ""Natural Causes,"" the third in the Lassiter/Martinez Case Files series, will be released by Suspense Publishing on April 9, 2019. Joe has written short stories which were published in the ""Uncommon Assassins,"" ""Someone Wicked,"" and ""Insidious Assassins"" anthologies. He has also 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. To learn more, visit his website at www.JosephBadalBooks.com."

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