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In Daniel Palmer's blistering, fast-paced debut, one man is taken to the edge of sanity in a mind-bending novel of paranoia, deception, and revenge . . .Charlie Giles is at the top of his game. An electronics superstar, he's sold his startup company to a giant Boston firm, where he's now a senior director. With his dog, Monte, at his side, Charlie is treated like a VIP everywhere he goes.Then one day, everything in Charlie's neatly ordered world starts to go terrifyingly wrong. His prestigious job and his inventions are wrenched away from him. His family is targeted, and his former employers are dying gruesomely, picked off one by one. Every sign, every shred of evidence, points to Charlie as a cold-blooded killer. And soon Charlie is unable to tell whether he's succumbed to the pressures of work and become the architect of his own destruction., or whether he's the victim of a relentless, diabolical attack.In a desperate struggle to save his life, Charlie races to uncover the truth, all the while realizing that nothing can be trusted--least of all his own fractured mind . . . Praise for Delirious'This is a solid, well-constructed thriller, nicely convoluted and definitely suspenseful.'- Booklist'Smart, sophisticated and unsettling . . . not just a great thriller debut, but a great thriller, period.'- Lee Child, # 1 New York Times bestselling author'A roiling plot, insightful characters, clear, intelligent writing. What more could you ask for in a novel? Delirious is one awesome kick-off for an exciting and multi-dimensional talent. It's an electrifying ride, whetting the reader's appetite for more. Daniel Palmer is a writer to watch. This guy is going to be around a long time.'-Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author'Daniel Palmer hits all the right notes in his terrific debut novel, Delirious. Great characterizations, non-stop suspense, and a fiendishly clever plot. On top of that, this may be the most techno-savvy thriller yet. Delirious looks to be the first novel of a long and distinguished career. Terrific stuff.'-John T. Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author'Daniel Palmer delivers a high-speed thrill ride, filled with shocks and mind-bending twists. Delirious is a terrific debut!'-Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author
Reviews (3)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Palmer fails to make the most of a promising premise in his uneven debut, a psychological thriller set in Massachusetts. Charlie Giles, a top software engineer at SoluCent, has developed InVision, a supersophisticated car entertainment system that's poised to become the next big thing. Anne Pedersen, a low-level SoluCent marketing employee, tips Giles off that one of his superiors, Jerry Schmidt, will argue against a deal with GM to make InVision standard. When Giles crashes an executive team meeting and confronts Schmidt, Schmidt says he's always supported the deal. Giles's inability to prove that Pedersen works for SoluCent or even exists leads to his getting fired. Giles fears he's falling victim to his family history of schizophrenia after finding a note in his own handwriting listing names of SoluCent executives marked for death. While Giles's unsettling and rapid fall from grace intrigues, a hokey ending will strike many as a copout. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
Charlie Giles, inventor of a new digital-entertainment system for automobiles, is stunned when his life abruptly falls to pieces around him. After being publicly humiliated by a seemingly self-destructive stunt at a high-level meeting, Charlie says he was set up by a colleague who, apparently, doesn't exist. Then he's fired from his company after an audit reveals that he used his computer to access pornographic web sites; he swears he never did, but the evidence is conclusive. Fearing he could be losing his mind, Charlie turns to his brother, Joe, who suffers from schizophrenia, for advice. But when Charlie's former colleagues start getting murdered, he realizes that whatever is happening isn't going on entirely inside his own head. This is a solid, well-constructed thriller, nicely convoluted and definitely suspenseful. It's Palmer's first novel, but he has a good pedigree: his father is medical-thriller author Michael Palmer. But if this book is any indication, Daniel Palmer will carve out his own literary identity without too much trouble.--Pitt, David Copyright 2010 Booklist
Library Journal Review
First-time novelist Palmer, son of best-selling medical thriller author Michael Palmer, draws on his background in e-commerce to inform the setting of this psychological thriller. Charlie Giles sold his successful start-up company to a Boston electronics firm, where he now serves as senior director. However, this comfortable world explodes when he loses his job and his former employers start dying gruesomely. All evidence points back to Charlie, who now doubts his own sanity. Is he a schizophrenic murderer or victim of a well-orchestrated scheme for revenge? While the premise is interesting, both the plot and characterization are formalistic, and the work opens with a bit of a red herring. That said, Peter Berkrot (www.peterberkrot.com) does a masterly job with the narration, holding listeners' interest throughout. For those liking technology-based thrillers and stories of wrongly accused people trying to prove their innocence. ["Techno-savvy thriller fans will enjoy this psychological mind-bender as well as have their awareness raised concerning the impact that mental illness has on families," read the review of the Kensington hc, LJ Xpress Reviews, 2/18/11.-Ed.]-Stephen L. Hupp, West Virginia Univ. Parkersburg Lib. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
