{"product_id":"helpless","title":"Helpless","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Jessica Knoll has made a specialty of dark, compulsively readable stories about women trapped in other people's narratives. \n\u003ci\u003eHelpless \u003c\/i\u003esharpens that obsession into a relationship thriller with teeth.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003eOprah Daily, \"31 Most Anticipated Books of 2026\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Knoll is back with a vengeance... This twisty and twisted story of college love, adult success, and the complex ways in which people's pasts are written into their futures is perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn's \n\u003ci\u003eGone Girl \u003c\/i\u003eand other psychological thrillers where women's sociosexual desires are presented in prismatic, shifting ways.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Knoll is the author of really unsettling thrillers... [ \n\u003ci\u003eHelpless\u003c\/i\u003e] is like \n\u003ci\u003eMisery \u003c\/i\u003ebut with your ex.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"True to form, [Knoll] absolutely goes there in this novel, offering a nuanced and unapologetic portrait of an unconventional relationship without judgment. Puts the 'erotic' back in 'erotic thriller.'\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJessica Knoll is the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eBright Young Women\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Favorite Sister\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eLuckiest Girl Alive\u003c\/i\u003e--now a major motion picture from Netflix starring Mila Kunis. She has been a senior editor at \n\u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e and the articles editor at \n\u003ci\u003eSelf\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York City with her family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A sexy new thriller.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A dark psychological tale of sexual obsession and memory... One part erotic thriller and one part dark romance, the book's ending will undoubtedly have readers buzzing later this summer.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003eJezebel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Jessica Knoll is one of my favorite writers and \n\u003ci\u003eHelpless \u003c\/i\u003eis her at her best. A fearless, powerful and completely original thriller.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Laura Dave, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Thing He Told Me\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe First Time I Saw Him\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A dark, twisty and addictive read that you will struggle to put down.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDon't Let Him In \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"I will read anything Jessica Knoll writes - her voice is inimitable, propulsive, and utterly addictive.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Louise O'Neill, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOnly Ever Yours \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAsking For It\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Slick, sexy and dripping in delicious suspense. This is Jessica Knoll at the very top of her game.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Katy Brent, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Kill Men and Get Away With It\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \"If Jessica Knoll writes it, I'll read it. The pages of her books seem to crackle with electricity and she's an utterly fearless writer. Perhaps never more so than in HELPLESS, a dark, daring, sexy tension-fest with head-spinning twists, which roars Knoll's refusal to ever write the same book twice.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Catherine Ryan Howard, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003e56 Days\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Dark, twisty, and wildly addictive. \n\u003ci\u003eHelpless\u003c\/i\u003e is Jessica Knoll at her boldest and most unsettling.\" \n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e--Jeneva Rose, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Marriage \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Divorce\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Few writers are able to capture human nature as well as Jessica Knoll. In \n\u003ci\u003e Helpless\u003c\/i\u003e, she crafts a razor-sharp thriller with a riveting cast of characters. Dark, daring and deliciously sexy, it takes an unflinching look at power and privilege, and the ways in which we efface ourselves for those in control.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Kia Abdullah, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Happens in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Knoll is a master of ambitious, cool-headed heroines who know exactly how to package their pain. But in \n\u003ci\u003eHelpless\u003c\/i\u003e, she lets one of them get seriously hot and bothered... Unapologetically kinky and almost diabolically twisty, this thriller keeps making you rethink who is using whom, and why. Also: Your book club will need at least two meetings to unpack the ending.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"[A] smart thriller... This is the book to grab if you're craving a prickle of fear. Be forewarned, the ending is a doozy.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"[A] taut contemporary tale of the explosive reunion of two former lovers... Knoll's twisty tale of psychological suspense, with its exploration of a nuanced relationship with elements of submission and control, will get readers talking.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Toxic and titillating... \n\u003ci\u003eHelpless'\u003c\/i\u003e thrilling cascade of thought-provoking plot twists and surprising reveals is sure to keep readers guessing.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookpage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOPRAH DAILY\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCRIME READS\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTOWN \u0026amp; COUNTRY\u003c\/i\u003e, AND \u003ci\u003eBOOKPAGE\u003c\/i\u003e MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK!\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLuckiest Girl Alive\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBright Young Women\u003c\/i\u003e comes a \"sexy new thriller\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e) with a \"shocking and mindbending\" (\u003ci\u003eSheReads\u003c\/i\u003e) last page.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's been twelve years since Faye Heron broke Henry Spalding's heart. Henry was her college boyfriend, her first love, but Faye was in danger of being subsumed by him and the intensity of their connection--a connection that took her beyond boundaries she'd only dreamed of crossing. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, Faye is one half of a power-producing duo with her Hollywood husband. Henry is a married father running the family business. On the surface, both of their lives have essentially gone to plan. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When a former and beloved college professor suddenly passes away, Faye and Henry find themselves back on campus for the funeral, circling something old and dangerous. Something, if Faye is honest with herself, she has been trying to duplicate for years. But Henry is one of a kind. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The kind who delivers a hypnotic apology for the way things ended. \n\u003cbr\u003e The kind who suggests they go back to the hotel for a drink. \n\u003cbr\u003e The kind who drugs and kidnaps her. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Faye comes to Henry's remote mountain cabin, she's beside herself. Has Henry brought her here to punish her? She did, after all, write and star in a lauded episode of television based on their indelicate appetites and vicious breakup. As her week of captivity unfolds, Henry's wanton demands intensify, and Faye finds herself pulled back into his irresistible gravity. But as Faye and Henry spiral into their old dynamic, a sprawling, years-old mystery begins to take shape--one that will rewrite history as Faye remembers it and reveal an astounding, cataclysmic truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/15\/2026 (EAN 9781668062302, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/06\/2026 (EAN 9781668062302, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 pg. 101 (EAN 9781668062302, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781668062302, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eKnoll, Jessica\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJessica Knoll is the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eBright Young Women\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Favorite Sister\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eLuckiest Girl Alive\u003c\/i\u003e--now a major motion picture from Netflix starring Mila Kunis. She has been a senior editor at \n\u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e and the articles editor at \n\u003ci\u003eSelf\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York City with her family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496288059670,"sku":"9781668062302","price":33.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781668062302.jpg?v=1783059057","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/helpless","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}