Helpless

"Jessica Knoll is one of my favorite writers and Helpless is her at her best. A fearless, powerful and completely original thriller."

• Laura Dave, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told ME

Cover of the book titled 'Helpless' by Jessica Knoll, featuring a glowing matchstick igniting with colorful flames against a dark background. The text indicates it is a New York Times bestseller and the author of 'Bright Young Women'.

It's been twelve years since Faye Heron broke Henry Spalding's heart. Both have moved on: Faye is one half of a power-producing duo with her Hollywood husband; Henry is a married father running the family business. When a beloved college professor dies, Faye and Henry find themselves back on campus, circling something old and dangerous — a connection that once took Faye beyond boundaries she'd only dreamed of crossing.

A smoldering erotic thriller with a singular, mind-bending ending.

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  • "A dark, twisty and addictive read that you will struggle to put down."

    — Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of Don't Let Him In

  • "Jessica Knoll has made a specialty of dark, compulsively readable stories about women trapped in other people's narratives. Helpless sharpens that obsession into a relationship thriller with teeth."

    — Oprah Daily

  • "Dark, twisty, and wildly addictive. Helpless is Jessica Knoll at her boldest and most unsettling."

    — Jeneva Rose