Broken Silence
Helen Vivienne Fletcher
HVF Publishing
2017

Helen Vivienne Fletcher’s self-published thriller ​Broken Silence is bursting with promise – unfortunately, it fails to hit the spot.

Set in present-day Wellington, ​Broken Silence introduces us into the world of 17-year-old Kelsey, a protagonist with a heavy weight on her shoulders. Trying to deal with a terminally ill mother, an absent father, and her abusive boyfriend Mike, Kelsey’s chaotic life conveys what it feels like to be a lost and confused teenager. The mayhem escalates when a mysterious caller gives Kelsey a hand out of her violent situation with Mike – by putting him into a coma.  Read more