When pretty, smart Sara Long is found bludgeoned to death, it's easy to blame the man with the bat. But Georgia Davis -- former cop and newly-minted PI -- is hired to look into the incident at the behest of the accused's sister, and what she finds hints at a much different, much darker answer.It seems the privileged, preppy schoolgirls on Chicago's North Shore have learned just how much their innocence is worth to hot-under-the-collar businessmen. But while these girls can pay for ...

When hedge fund owner Jay Montgomery raids his own fund, he disappears with millions belonging to his investors—including his wife Grace, his dead partner’s widow, and a vengeful Russian oligarch. Long-time frenemies, Grace and widow Dana want their money back and reluctantly team up to track him through the Ozarks, Switzerland, and Monaco.Their pursuit turns deadly when two people connected to Jay are killed. The women fear they may also have become targets after a series of fake ...

Chicago filmmaker Ellie Foreman tackles her most dangerous case yet in this dark thriller. An Image of Death sees Ellie in the midst of producing another video documentary, financed by a successful Chicago real estate developer.But things take an unexpected turn one winter night when a mysterious package arrives on Ellie’s doorstep. Inside is a surveillance video apparently showing the murder of a young woman. Who was the victim, why was she murdered, and what is her connection to ...

Little Molly Messenger is kidnapped on a sunny June morning. Three days later she’s returned unharmed. Then the brakes go out on her mother's car. An accident? Except that her mother may have may have misappropriated three million dollars. Doubleback reunites PI Georgia Davis with video producer Ellie Foreman, who track leads from Chicago to Wisconsin to the Arizona border.Little Molly Messenger is kidnapped on a sunny June morning. Three days later she’s returned unharmed. Then t...

A masterful blend of politics, history and suspense,” -Publishers Weekly"Libby Fischer Hellmann has written a wonderful thriller. Jeremiah Healy author of the John Francis Cuddy mysteries ""Complicated, fascinating. Hellmann has a beautifully tuned ear," -Dick Adler, Chicago TribuneThe first novel in crime writer Libby Fischer Hellmann’s popular Ellie Foreman mystery series, An Eye for Murder, introduces the documen...

Jetzt auf Deutsch!Der erste Roman in der beliebten Ellie-Foreman-Krimireihe der Autorin Libby Fischer Hellmann, »Ein Auge für Mord«, stellt die Dokumentarfilmerin, alleinerziehende Mutter und Amateurdetektivin in einer Geschichte vor, die im Prag der Nazi-Ära beginnt und in einem nördlichen Vorort des heutigen Chicagos endet.Als ein älterer Fremder, Ben Sinclair, Ellies Kabelfernseh-Show »Celebrate Chicago« sieht und kurz darauf plötzlich stirbt, erhält Ell...

Following on the heels of several excellent standalone novels, (this is) a dark, well-told tale. Hellmann is an expert at tearing into the fabric of villainy that lies in ... our cities." Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine"Thrilling... Hellmann ratchets up the suspense with every chapter, and the reader is constantly kept wondering about the fate of both sisters." Publishers Weekly"Conflict so real it grips the reader. You dare not b...

"Exceptional... Offers no easy solutions to the various security threats America faces today... As Hellman's convincing, conflicted characters face impossible choices, the tension is real and memorable." Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW"Hellmann's writing sparkles...plenty of suspense in this richly detailed thriller, but Hellmann’s characteristic wit and warmth are evident, too." —BooklistChicago video producer Ellie Foreman has ...

Winner, Fiction Book of the Year, 2020-21, Chicago Writers AssociationIS THERE A WARNING BEFORE THE MOMENT LIFE SHATTERS INTO PIECES?In 1968 two young Vietnamese sisters flee to Saigon after their village on the Mekong River is attacked by American forces and burned to the ground. The sole survivors of the brutal massacre that killed their family, the sisters struggle to survive but become estranged, separated by sharply different choices and ideologies. Ma...

"Libby Fischer Hellmann powerfully illustrates what individuals could have faced while living in such perilous times. This is an engaging read with much food for thought." BookReporter.com"Fast reading and well told, the three tales are intriguing, smoothly written and enjoyable. Highly recommended." Midwest Book Review"Libby Hellmann's prose is powerful. Every part of her WW II era yarns are methodically researched, taut, twist-filled and colorful with well developed suppo...

Anna, a young American studying in Chicago falls in love with fellow-student Nouri, the son of a wealthy Iranian. Anna, whose parents are divorced and remote, eagerly moves to Tehran where she marries and is embraced by Nouri's family.A few months later, however, in February 1978, the Shah is deposed and the Islamic Republic of Iran is formed. Life turns upside down for the couple as men, and especially women, are restricted in their activities, clothing, and behavior. Arrests and ...

This book was originally published as part of the High-Tech Crime Solvers series in 2020. But it also is an Ellie Foreman mystery. The text is identical between versions. Enjoy!Trawling through the lawless corners of the dark internet is the last thing respectable bank manager, Rachel Foreman, expected to be doing. But she’s just been fired after falling for a cyber-scam, resulting in the identity-theft and online targeting of a female Fortune 500 CEO, accused, amo...