Daniel Palmer

Helpless Daniel Palmer

Publisher Marketing: Nine years after he left Shilo, New Hampshire, former Navy SEAL Tom Hawkins has moved back. It s not an auspicious homecoming. Tom has returned to raise his teenage daughter, Jill, following the murder of his ex-wife, Kelly. Despite Tom s efforts to stay close to Jill by coaching her high school soccer team, Kelly s bitterness fractured their relationship. But together, they are on the mend, and life in Shilo is starting to shape up into something approaching normal. Normal doesn t last long. Shilo s police sergeant makes it clear that Tom is his chief suspect in Kelly s death. In the days that follow, an anonymous blog post alleges that Coach Hawkins is sleeping with one of his players, Internet rumors escalate, and incriminating evidence surfaces on Tom s own computer and cell phone. Soon the FBI and police are investigating Tom for what appears to be a very disturbing and unprecedented 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 about his past. For deep amid the secrets he s been keeping from a troubled tour of duty to the reason for his ex-wife s death is the truth that someone will gladly kill to protect. " Review Citations: Library Journal 11/15/2011 pg. 68 (EAN 9780758246653, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Publishers Weekly 12/05/2011 pg. 59 (EAN 9780758246653, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2011 (EAN 9780758246653, Hardcover) Romantic Times 02/01/2012 pg. 70 (EAN 9780758246653, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Palmer, Daniel Daniel Palmer is associate dean of graduate research and senior lecturer in art, design, and architecture, both at Monash University. Contributor Bio:  Gigante, Phil Phil Gigante is an APA Audie Award winner (The Dark Highlander, The Stainless Steel Rat, and The Watch That Ends the Night), and winner of over a dozen Audiofile Magazine Earphones Awards. He has narrated and directed more than 250 books, and was twice named a "Best Voice in Mystery and Suspense" by Audiofile Magazine. He has been named a Best Male Narrator in the categories of Romance, Science Fiction, Militaria, and Mystery/Suspense, as well as "Favorite Dual Narrator" (with Natalie Ross). Phil also works in film, TV and radio, and is the Producer/Director of Gigantic Productions theatre company. He makes his home in the Midwest.