Robert Palmer's debut novel, THE SURVIVORS, is the beginning of a suspenseful series that I can't wait to continue! Mind-twisting and heart-gripping, this story about Cal Henderson, who lost his family in the most tragic and bizarre way possible as a child, will be one you cannot forget. It starts out with Cal along with his brothers and friend playing as they usually do when his mother shoots and kills his father, brothers, and injures his friend Scottie Glass before turning the gun on herself.
Twenty-five years later, Scottie looks Cal up, who is now a successful psychologist, and Cal has to come face to face with the questions that start to haunt him. Scottie seems a little different and maybe unstable, but Cal quickly found trusting him easy to do. Together, the two uncover more than they expected while trying to find answers to that day that changed their lives. Cal has always wondered why his mother killed his brothers and father, but looked at him to hide. Scottie always wondered why Cal's mom shot him but left Cal unharmed. Secrets are uncovered and Cal learned things about his mother's last few months at work. But some answers leave more questions, and Cal starts to question everything he thought he knew.
This unforgettable novel, THE SURVIVORS by Robert Palmer, will not only grab your attention from the start, but you will not be able to put it down. With this being the first in the series it sets the path for more suspense to be uncovered, and I have a feeling more mysteries for Cal to be faced with.
Successful psychologist Cal Henderson has a busy practice in Washington, DC, good friends, and big plans for the future. But he can’t escape a terrible secret. When he was a boy, his mother murdered his father and two brothers and severely wounded Cal’s best friend, Scottie Glass. Desperate to keep the nightmare at bay, Cal has turned his back on everything that happened that night. Then on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the traumatic event, Scottie shows up at Cal’s office—edgy, paranoid, but somehow still the loveable kid he once was. Though their lives have taken very different paths, they both believe Cal’s mother couldn’t have been a murderer. She loved them too much, no matter what dark place she found herself in. They set off to dig up the real story. In his search for answers he uncovers secrets about his mother’s life involving a defense contractor’s dark dealings, a nominee for U.S. Attorney with a questionable past, and a shady corporate billionaire whose sphere of influence seems to include everyone from the Pentagon on down. Meanwhile, as Cal gets closer to discovering the truth, recovered memories of his childhood push him into a psychological tailspin.
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