In Daniel Palmerrsquos electrifying brilliantly plotted new thriller a private school campus becomes a battleground as a desperate father takes on a terrifying enemyhellipWhen Jake Dentrsquos dreams of baseball glory fell apart in a drunk-driving incident his marriage did too In those dark days a popular survivalist blog helped to restore Jakersquos sense of control Hersquos become an avid Doomsday Prepper raising his diabetic son Andy to be ready for any sudden catastropheAndy now a student at the prestigious Pepperell Academy where Jake works as a custodian has a secretmdashhersquos part of a computer club that redistributes money from the obscenely wealthy to the needy Usually their targets donrsquot even realize theyrsquove been hacked But this time theyrsquove stolen from the wrong people a vicious drug cartel that is coming to get its money backhellipStaging a chemical truck spill as a distraction the cartel infiltrates the Academy taking Andy and his friends hostage one by one Jake hidden inside the schoolrsquos abandoned tunnels knows that soon the killing will start With his training and a stockpile of weapons and supplies hersquos the last best hope these studentsmdashincluding his sonmdashhave of getting out alive But survival is no longer an abstract concept Itrsquos a violent brutal struggle that will test Jake to the limit where there are no rules and no second chanceshellipldquoThis breakneck edge-of-your-seat thrill ride from Palmer Desperate falls just short of perfectrdquo ndash Publishers Weekly ldquoExtraordinary character development and more than a few bombshell plot twists will keep readers turning the pagesrdquo ndash Publishers Weekly ldquoPalmer Desperate sets out to tell a fast-paced suspenseful story and doesnt failrdquo ndash Library Journal Starred ReviewldquoThis nail-biting tale is sure to get hearts pumping and bound to be a winner with fans of Greg Iles and Iris Johansenrdquo ndash Library Journal Starred ReviewldquoReaders will care about everyone and grimace and sweat with every tense scene Palmerrsquos thrillers involving family dynamics are terrific and this one is no exceptionrdquo ndash RT Book Reviews.
