Palmer’s last novel “Helpless” was very suspenseful, but “Stolen” is an even better book that is scarier because so much of it is reality based. John Bodine and Ruby Dawes are a couple who find out that Ruby has cancer. They are told that their insurance will not cover the treatments needed to save her life. At every turn doors are closed, until John has no choice but to do something illegal by going on the internet and stealing someone’s identity to get the medical insurance they need, but his plan backfires when he is found out by a person who begins to play a cat and mouse game with him. The story is filled with many great twists and turns but is more than a great suspense novel. It has a lot to say about our present health care crisis and how sinister the internet can be. Though it is wrong what John has done, readers will root for him to succeed in his quest to get the help he needs to save the life of the person he loves. “Stolen” is a sure fire page turner.
Stolen
Daniel Palmer
Kensington Publishing Corp
119 West 40th Street, New York, NY 10018
www.kensingtonbooks.com
9780758246660, $25.00, www.amazon.com
