An Eye For Murder - Hardcover

Hellmann, Libby Fischer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1590580354 ISBN 13: 9781590580356

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press, 2002

Synopsis

The first novel in crime writer Libby Fischer Hellmann's popular Ellie Foreman mystery series, An Eye for Murder, introduces the documentary filmmaker, single mom, and amateur sleuth in a tale that opens in Nazi-era Prague and closes on the North Shore suburb of present-day Chicago.

When an elderly stranger, Ben Sinclair, watches Ellie's "Celebrate Chicago" cable television show and dies suddenly not long after, Ellie receives a letter from Ben's landlady, who's found Ellie's name on a scrap of paper among Ben's possessions. Agreeing to help dispose of his effects, but not knowing of any connection, Ellie begins to piece together Ben's story from the books and wartime relics he's left behind.

Ellie's search for clues takes her on a dangerous, winding trail from the political present of the North Shore to buried memories of the city's ethnic neighborhoods and steel mills, an illicit love affair, Nazi-era intrigue, and more than one murder thrown in.

Introducing an exciting new character from Libby Fischer Hellmann

Ellie Forman series:
An Eye for Murder
A Picture of Guilt
An Image of Death
A Shot to Die For

Anthony Award nominee

About this title

About the Author

Originally from Washington, D.C., Libby Hellmann has lived in the Chicago area almost twenty-five years. When not writing, Libby coaches individuals in presentation and interview skills. She also writes and produces videos. She holds a MFA in film production from New York University and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania. Libby lives with her husband, two teenagers, and a beagle.

Reviews

Sharp humor and vivid language distinguish Hellmann's Chicago-set debut. Ellie Forman, a recently divorced suburban mom, supports herself and her daughter by making documentaries, including a historical film, Celebrate Chicago, which has gained her local fame. The discovery of her name on a scrap of paper among the effects of an elderly gentleman, recently deceased in a Chicago rooming house, sets off a sinister chain of events and weaves an ever tightening web of intrigue. Preoccupied with her former husband's mounting stock losses, Ellie fails to put the pieces together until two more deaths and two attempted murders hit close to home. When her ex disappears and leaves her with a staggering amount of debt, Ellie panics, then turns her fear into determination to control her destiny. After taking on a new assignment to produce a campaign video for GOP Senate candidate Marian Iverson, she uncovers coincidences too startling to ignore. Soon Ellie is digging into a legacy of money and murder dating back to WWII and the Holocaust. A masterful blend of politics, history and suspense, this novel is well worth reading despite an overly complicated plot. Ellie is an engaging amateur sleuth whose wisdom grows as she learns the hard way that "Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet." Readers will hope they won't have to wait too long for Ellie's return.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1590580354
• ISBN 13: 9781590580356
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 300