Daniel James Palmer is an American musician and novelist who also writes as D.J. Palmer. He is the son of the novelist Michael Palmer.

Early life and education

Palmer was born in

Boston, Massachusetts Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

. He graduated from

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodism, Methodists with its original campus in Newbury (town), Vermont, Newbur ...

with a

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

major and returned to receive his MA in

mass communication Mass communication is the process of imparting and exchanging information through mass media to large population segments. It utilizes various forms of media as technology has made the dissemination of information more efficient. Primary examples o ...

Career

Writing

Palmer began to pursue writing after the dotcom wave disrupted his previous technology career and led him to begin writing about his thoughts through short stories. He took his previous technology background and incorporated that into the themes of his thriller novels. His first, the

techno-thriller A techno-thriller or technothriller is a hybrid genre drawing from science fiction, thrillers, spy fiction, action, and war novels. They include a disproportionate amount (relative to other genres) of technical details on their subject matter ...

''Delirious'', follows the downfall of an electronic guru, Charlie, whose own GPS invention unravels a murder trail. Like ''Delirious'', Palmer’s subsequent novels attempt to expose and create fear of the hidden dangers of today's popular technology. Palmer has co-written two short stories with his father Michael Palmer, both for

International Thriller Writers International Thriller Writers (ITW), was founded October 9, 2004, at Bouchercon XXXV, the "World Mystery and Suspense Conference", in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Six months later, some 150 authors with more than one billion books sold worldwide h ...

publications. The first story, "Disfigured", appeared in ''Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up at Night'', edited by

James Patterson James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the '' Alex Cross'', '' Michael Bennett'', '' Women's Murder Club'', '' Maximum Ride'', '' Daniel X'', '' NYPD Red'', '' Witch & Wizard'', '' Private'' and ...

. His second collaboration, "The Dead Club", was published in the ''First Thrills Anthology'' edited by

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. A novel, ''Trauma'', written with his father, was to be released on May 12, 2015.

Music

Palmer taught himself to play guitar and performed in the Boston club scene with various bands for several years. Palmer has recorded two albums: ''Alien Love Songs'' (2000) and ''Home Sweet Home'' (2007), both of which were produced by Don DiLego of Velvet Elk Studios. Palmer's music style is influenced by both Americana and classic rock traditions. Retail clothier J.Crew licensed Palmer's song "Perfect Place to Be" for commercial use.

Novels

*''Delirious'' (2011) *''Helpless'' (2012) *''Stolen'' (2013) *''Desperate'' (2014) *''Trauma'', with Michael Palmer (2015) *''Constant Fear'' (2015) *''Mercy'', with Michael Palmer (2016) *''Forgive Me'' (2016) *''The First Family'', with Michael Palmer (2018) *''Saving Meghan'' (2019), as D.J. Palmer *''The New Husband'' (2020), as D.J. Palmer *''The Perfect Daughter'' (2021), as D.J. Palmer *''My Wife Is Missing'' (2022), as D.J. Palmer

References

External links

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BookReporter.com biography
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