He graduated from Boston University with a political science major and returned to receive his MA in mass communication.
His first, the techno-thriller Delirious, follows the downfall of an electronic guru, Charlie, whose own GPS invention unravels a murder trail.
[2] Like Delirious, Palmer’s subsequent novels attempt to expose and create fear of the hidden dangers of today's popular technology.
His second collaboration, "The Dead Club", was published in the First Thrills Anthology edited by Lee Child.
Palmer taught himself to play guitar and performed in the Boston club scene with various bands for several years.