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Book Review of Helpless

Helpless
Helpless
Author: Daniel Palmer
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Hardcover
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Tom Hawkins lives a relatively normal life. Former Navy SEAL and now soccer coach to his daughter's high school team, his only worries have been his tumultuous relationship with his ex-wife, Kelly, and his daughter, Jill. After Kelly is discovered dead, Tom is prime suspect number one. Now Tom's life is heading downhill fast. A mysterious blog post accuses him of sleeping with one of his students and now the FBI is in town and he is a suspect in a child pornography ring. The only hope that Tom has is getting people to believe that he couldn't possible have anything to do with this. To do this he just might have to reveal what his big secret is and what really ended his marriage. Lucky for him one FBI agent, Rainy, believes in him.

Palmer will have your head spinning again! The intricate storyline leaves you guessing how and why and when all is revealed you are just amazed. You really get to thinking about how technology impacts lives today. How one blog post or sext can ruin someone's life. Completely believable in all aspects. The reader is also fully invested in Jill and Tom's relationship and you hope that they will finally patch up their trust issues.

This is the second novel that Palmer has written and he did not let me down. If you love a good mystery/thriller you will love Helpless. If you haven't read Delirious yet, Palmer's first novel, than I highly suggest you grab that one too!

(ARC was provided by author for an honest review)