Thriller fest! With Michael Palmer and Daniel Palmer

Father and son novelists Michael and Daniel Palmer will be appearing at the Red River Theatre with their own particular brand of music and literary mayhem.
Michael is the NT Times best-selling author of 16 medical and political thrillers, including The Patient and A Heartbeat Away. He will be discussing his journey from country doctor to internationally best selling writer, and signing copies of his newest thriller, Oath of Office, which deals with genetically modified food and the fallout when a well-respected rural GP goes on a murderous rampage. In addition to his writing, the senior Palmer is an associate director of the Massachusetts Medical Society's Physician Health Services, caring for doctors with mental illness, physical illness, behavioral issues and substance addiction including alcohol.

Publisher's Weekly has called Oath of Office "A suspenseful thriller," and adds, "Palmer's easy mix of science and individual courage should please his many fans."

Kirkus reviews says, "This thriller raises compelling issues and features a likable hero."

New Hampshire resident Daniel Palmer is a former e-commerce pioneer, singer-songwriter (two CDs), and the author of the critically-acclaimed cyberthriller Delirious. In his new book, Helpless, former Navy Seal Tom Hawkins returns to his hometown of Shiloh, NH as the girls' high school soccer coach after his ex-wife is murdered, so that he can raise his teenage daughter. But when he is accused on line of having an affair with one of his players, and becomes the prime suspect in his ex-wife's death, he must fight for his life and to discover the truth. Helpless, which deals in part with the issue of teen sexting, has received starred reviews from Library Journal and Publisher's Weekly, as well as four and a half stars from Romantic Times.

The Associated Press raves, "Palmer has a gift with realistic characters — and a writing style that guarantees a sleepless night."