New York, Feb. 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Praise for HELPLESS:
"Superbly crafted characters and catchy prose will keep readers turning the pages."
--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"Palmer has a gift with realistic characters -- and a writing style that guarantees a sleepless night."
Associated Press
"Palmer scores again with a terrific thriller that has it all."
Library Journal, Starred review
"Warning: once you start reading this novel, you will not stop! Palmer has concocted an adrenaline fueled thriller."
Bestselling author Lisa Gardner
Daniel Palmer is the first to admit he never planned a career in publishing. He spent a decade as an e-commerce pioneer, helping to build first generation websites for many popular brands. With much of the world going "digital," Daniel saw an opportunity, and so began writing techno-thrillers. With HELPLESS, out now from Kensington Publishing, Daniel continues to build on what he knows best, combining the worlds of technology and thrillers, but with a twist. HELPLESS, filled with relevant themes including sexting, military history, and social media, is an electrifying, emotionally charged thriller wherein a high school soccer coach finds his world upended by shocking accusations and long-buried secrets.
In HELPLESS, former Navy Seal Tom Hawkins has moved back to Shilo, New Hampshire, to raise his teenage daughter following the murder of his ex-wife, Kelly. Shilo’s police sergeant makes it clear that Tom is his chief suspect in Kelly’s death, and when an online reputation attack unleashes horrible accusations against Tom, there may just be no way to prove his innocence.
Soon the FBI and police are investigating Tom for a disturbing series of crimes. Someone is out to frame Tom--someone capable of destroying everything he loves without laying a finger on him. As he races to prove his innocence, he must unravel a tangle of lies about his family, the friends and colleagues he thought he knew, and his past.
Daniel writes the best kind of thrillers - those with which his readers can immediately identify. His books offer the reader a unique point of view in that he focuses on the "everyman" and illustrates how through a single and unexpected event, an entire life becomes unglued.
Readers can find HELPLESS now at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound, Books-A-Million, or any favorite retailer.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Daniel Palmer spent a decade as an e-commerce pioneer, helping to build first generation Web sites for Barnes & Noble and other popular brands. An experienced musician and songwriter, Daniel has recorded two CDs and licensed his songs for commercial use. A graduate of Boston University, Daniel lives in New Hampshire with his wife and two children. Readers can visit his website at www.danielpalmerbooks.com.