The Pythagorean Solution

THE PYTHAGOREAN SOLUTION COMBINES THE HISTORY AND MYSTERY OF THE DA VINCI CODE WITH THE SUSPENSE AND ADVENTURE OF THE BOURNE IDENTITY 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, suddenly involving John in a decades old mystery dealing with the whereabouts of a Turkish tramp steamer that sank in a storm in 1945, carrying a fortune in gold and jewels. Also on board this boat, in a waterproof safe, were documents implicating a German SS Officer in the theft of valuables from Holocaust victims and the laundering of those valuables by the Nazis' Swiss banking partner. John, and Vangelos' archaeologist daughter, Zoë, begin a breathtaking and dangerous adventure that leads them to ancient and mysterious archaeological sites on the island of Samos. As they try to decipher a map whose strange code was first developed by the great mathematician Pythagoras, they are pursued relentlessly by people who will do anything to prevent them from finding out the real and unimaginable meaning of the map, which is at the center of this spellbinding novel of suspense and intrigue. "The Pythagorean Solution is Joseph Badal's first entry into the field and I hope an encore is in the works." -Tony Hillerman, New York Times Bestselling Author Joseph Badal has worked for thirty-eight years in the banking and financial services industries, most recently serving as a senior executive and board member of a NYSE-listed mortgage REIT. He is currently President of Joseph Badal & Associates, Inc., a management 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 (Temple University) and Business Administration (University of New Mexico), and is multi-lingual. He graduated from the Defense Language Institute, West Coast, and from Stanford University Law School's Director College. Joe has had five suspense novels published, The Pythagorean Solution, Evil Deeds (Bob Danforth #1), Terror Cell (Bob Danforth #2), The Nostradamus Secret (Bob Danforth #3), and Shell Game. His next novel, The Lone Wolf Agenda, is the fourth in the Bob Danforth series, and will be released in 2013. He writes a blog titled Everyday Heroes, which can be viewed at josephbadal.wordpress.com. His short story Fire & Ice will be included in an anthology titled Uncommon Assassins, which will be released in Fall 2012. 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.