Rachel is a nineyearold girl whose luminous beauty inspires every form ofadmiration. One summer night when a summer blackout plunges the city intodarkness and c... » 

Rachel is a nineyearold girl whose luminous beauty inspires every form ofadmiration. One summer night when a summer blackout plunges the city intodarkness and confusion her most fervent admirera middleaged appliancerepairman named Ronabducts her from her home. Set over the next two weeksHelpless moves between the perspectives of Rachel her mother Celia andRon whose feelings for Rachel grow less innocent by the day. Tapping into thefear that resides just below the surface of contemporary city life Helplessis a brilliantly realized thriller about every parents nightmare CalgaryHerald. «