The Mystery of Mercy Close
Helen Walsh is a private investigator. Luckily Helen is a little better at solving crimes as she sucks when it comes to taking care of her personal life. Helen finds herself moving back in with her parents. Helen does have a boyfriend but his children don’t like her much. Helen gets a new case. She is asked to locate the missing Wayne Diffney from the band, Laddz. There is just one slight catch. The client hiring Helen is her ex, Jay. This is my first introduction to Marian Keyes and the Walsh Sisters. I have to say that I was not connecting with Helen. She seemed too timid and wish-washy. For example when Helen calls back her boyfriend, Artie, he asks Helen “Listen, are you ok, baby?” Helen responds “What do you mean?” Had be noticed how weird I was becoming? Also I found Helen to be a little hypocritical. Just prior to this conversation, Helen was upset because she was talking to someone else and he was calling her “hon”. She was talking to herself afterwards about how she did...