When American John Hammond arrives on the Aegean island of Samos, he finds Peter Vangelos, a Greek fisherman, lying mortally wounded in an alley. Vangelos hands off a coded map to Hammond, thereby involving John in a decades-old mystery regarding the whereabouts of a Turkish tramp steamer that sank in a storm in 1945, carrying a fortune in gold and jewels. In uncoding the map, John, Vangelos, and young archaeologist Zoe discover the wonder of the ancient world, other archaeological sites, and the fact that the mathematician Pythagoras came from Samos.
Joseph Badal has worked for thirty-eight years in the banking and financial services industries. He is currently President of Joseph Badal & Associates, Inc., a consulting firm.
Prior to his finance career, Joe served 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. He earned numerous military decorations.
He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in International Finance and Business Administration, and is multi-lingual.
Joe has had four suspense novels published, The Pythagorean Solution, Evil Deeds, Terror Cell, and The Nostradamus Secret. His fourth novel, Evil Deeds, was released on 11/11/11. He also writes a blog titled Everyday Heroes, which can be viewed at http://josephbadal.wordpress.com.
Joe has written dozens of articles that have been published in various business and trade journals, and is a frequent speaker at business and writers events.
