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- When Bruno Pedace learns that his investment banking partners are setting him up to take the fall for their own corrupt practices, he does what he has always done--run away.
- Author(s): Joseph Badal
- 328 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Thrillers
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In PAYBACK, award-winning, Amazon #1 bestselling author Joseph Badal weaves a story about a sympathetic protagonist who, when pushed too far, finally pushes back. A story of revenge that includes assassins, corrupt Wall Street bankers, a Mafia capo, Asian gangs, and heroic cops-it is also a story about friendship and love.Book Synopsis
When Bruno Pedace learns that his investment banking partners are setting him up to take the fall for their own corrupt practices, he does what he has always done--run away. But the documents he takes with him put a target on his back. He changes his name and, for nine years, goes underground, until an assassin tracks him down in California and badly injures him.
Befriended by Janet Jenkins, a courageous woman who works in a battered women's shelter, Bruno, for the first time in his life, with Janet's help, fights back. He constructs an ingenious financial scheme to get payback for the crimes perpetrated by his former partners.
In PAYBACK, award-winning, Amazon #1 best-selling author Joseph Badal weaves a story about a sympathetic protagonist who, when pushed too far, finally pushes back. This is a story about revenge that includes assassins, corrupt Wall Street investment bankers, a Mafia capo, Asian gangs, and heroic cops. And, to top it all off, it is a story about friendship and love.
Review Quotes
"Joseph Badal handles a complex, international world with aplomb. It's a one-sitting read!"
--Steven F. Havill, Award-Winning Author of "Less Than a Moment," a Posadas County Mystery
"Payback has everything: an intriguing, single-minded protagonist; cunningly evil bad guys; well-drawn settings; a possible romance; and, best of all, a complex plot based on dark revenge. Author Badal never runs short of clever ways to challenge readers' assumptions as the absorbing, action-filled plot brilliantly unfolds."
--Anne Hillerman, New York Times Bestselling Author
"When Bruno Pedace is framed by his business partners, he takes the needed exonerating evidence and runs. For nearly a decade all is well, but when his past comes calling in the form of a skilled hit man, Bruno must employ all of his skills to escape death and bring down his former partners. A fast-moving story with great characters."
--D.P. Lyle, Award-Winning Author of the Jake Longly and Cain/Harper Thriller Series
"Payback is a twisty tale packed with turnabouts, betrayals and double-crosses galore. Joseph Badal's steamy, scintillating crime tale crackles with color, authenticity and a plot that combines the best of Joe Finder and Harlan Coben. A thriller of rare depth and pathos, Payback pays back on every page, making it one of the true must-reads of 2020."
--Jon Land, USA Today Bestselling Author of the Murder, She Wrote Series