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MWSA Review
The Carnevale Conspiracy by Joseph Badal is a tension-filled thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. Badal skillfully traverses a tangled web of international intrigue, history, murder, and mayhem set in Venice, Italy.
Robert Danforth, retired intelligence agency head, and his wife Liz are on a vacation of which Liz has always dreamed. Though Liz is excited about a once-in-a-lifetime Carnevale costume ball in Venice, Bob complains bitterly about being targeted to wear tights. However, the couple never expects to be targeted for terror. Unwittingly caught up in a plot devised by a secret organization that plans to eliminate heads of state and top military personnel from countries around the world, Bob and Liz eventually realize that their entire family is in danger from a madman seeking retribution.
After an attempt on his life, Bob Danforth contacts his friend, the DCI in Washington who starts to put random global puzzle pieces together. Bringing together international intelligence agencies to track a thousand sleeper assassins led by the Old Man of the Mountain is a herculean task in a race against time.
The Carnevale Conspiracy is the seventh book in a series but easily stands alone. This story is a riveting, fast-paced thriller you won’t want to miss.
Review by Nancy Panko (March 2022)
Author's Synopsis
Bob and Liz Danforth are on the vacation of a lifetime—Venice, Italy during Carnevale. But, when they are caught up in the diabolical actions of a secret organization, patterned after the 11th Century’s Hashashiyan, or Order of Assassins, their trip becomes a nightmare of herculean proportion.
The Carnevale Conspiracy is an epic tale that brings together international intelligence agencies; a cadre of assassins inspired by a 900-year-old sect and their leader, the Old Man of the Mountain; a global assassination campaign that targets Western leaders; an intrepid MOSSAD agent; and a cast of heroic characters and evil traitors.
Fans of Joseph Badal’s Danforth Saga will find this 7th in the series full of the tension, action, and authenticity they have come to expect and enjoy.
Format(s) for review: Paper and Kindle
Review Genre: Fiction—Mystery/Thriller
Number of Pages: 352