The Helper

The Helper is a suspense novel that has many twists and turns. Readers will love that they will not be able to guess what the protagonist, Mary Williams’ next move will be. Mary is a single mother to a preteen girl named Emma. After losing her job at the local library, Mary starts to panic. She is late on rent and struggles to put food on the table for her and her daughter. She tries a sexting job online but isn’t very good at it. Then, she answers an ad for someone who needs help. Eric wants someone to kill him so that his ailing mother will receive his life insurance. Mary goes back and forth between wanting to do the job and thinking that it is something she could never do. Then, Emma gets taken away from her by social services.

This book was so suspenseful. Even when you think everything is straightforward, it’s not. There were many times I wanted to yell at Mary because she would act so stupid. The characters were all very well-developed and “played their parts” well. I enjoyed this book from cover to cover.