Dennis Palumbo Books in Order

After nuclear war divides America into hostile city-states, another attack brings Chicago to the edge of destruction. Ex-soldier Jake Bowman and bodyguard Cassandra Ingram undertake a mission against New York while betrayal at home threatens their city’s survival.

Psychotherapist and writer Dennis Palumbo examines the doubts, fears and habits that can stall creative work. Drawing on psychological insight, he explores how writers can work through rejection, isolation and procrastination by understanding their own experiences rather than escaping them.

A group of suburban amateur detectives, a psychologist, and a young Albert Einstein confront crimes that invite the reader to investigate alongside them. These short mysteries supply the clues while testing assumptions about murder, motive, and unlikely sleuths.

When a patient who has begun imitating him is murdered, psychologist Daniel Rinaldi fears he was the intended target. His search for answers uncovers family connections and further danger, drawing him into a case that threatens his own life.

Psychologist Daniel Rinaldi treats the sole surviving hostage after a deadly bank robbery. The case soon expands into kidnapping, mistaken identity, and political intrigue, making his growing suspicions dangerous to both himself and those investigating with him.

Dennis Palumbo and Hoyt Hilsman examine the fear that accompanies uncertainty in health, relationships and work. They explore how confronting the unknowable can change a person’s response to crisis and offer a different way to meet life’s unpredictable demands.

A troubled patient is abducted outside psychologist Daniel Rinaldi’s office after telling him she intends to die. Forced to deliver the ransom, he confronts a calculating adversary and a wealthy family whose secrets complicate every attempt to save her.

Psychologist Daniel Rinaldi survives an attack only to become a murder suspect and the target of a computer expert’s revenge. As people close to him face danger, he must work with unlikely allies against an elusive, psychologically ruthless opponent.

A sniper kills a costumed mascot at a football game, drawing psychologist Daniel Rinaldi into another investigation. As further shootings terrorize Pittsburgh, he searches for connections among the victims while facing resistance from police and danger to himself.