An Eye For Murder

by Libby Fischer Hellmann

Poisoned Pen Press

Mystery: Thriller

November 1, 2002

ISBN-13: 1590580354

Available in: Hardcover

An Eye For Murder
by Libby Fischer Hellmann

It begins in 1944 Prague, but the madness—and the murder—move on to contemporary Chicago where an old man has died. Then it goes to the North Shore suburbs where documentary filmmaker Ellie Foreman gets a letter prompted by the success of her show Celebrate Chicago. The landlady of the dead Ben Sinclair has found Ellie's name among his effects. Why? Mrs. Fleischman is uneasy, and wants to know, moreover, if Ben could have been murdered. Ellie became a filmmaker to help people tell their stories. The books and wartime relics Ben left behind—will they be enough to tell his?

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Libby Fischer Hellmann's Bio

Libby Fischer Hellmann has been writing all her life. She turned to fiction eight years ago. Her amateur sleuth series, featuring Chicago single mom and video producer Ellie Foreman made its debut in 2002 with An Eye for Murder. It was followed with A Picture of Guilt and An Image of Death. An Eye for Murder was nominated for an Anthony Award for Best First in 2003. It also won the Readers' Choice Best First Award a the Love is Murder Mystery Conference the same year.

Libby has published numerous short stories in both American and British publications. Three new short stories will be released in the coming year: A Berlin Story, in the MWA "Show Business is Murder" anthology, "Common Scents" (Blondes in Trouble anthology) and "House Rules", in the IACW Las Vegas anthology edited by Michael Connelly.

When she's not writing fiction, Libby writes and produces videos. She also coaches individuals and groups in presentation skills, speech delivery, and media interviews. (Fischer Hellmann Communications.) A transplant from the East Coast (she was born and raised in Washington, D.C.), she's been living in the Chicago area twenty- five years with her family and a Beagle, shamelessly named Shiloh.

She is currently Vice-President of the Midwest Chapter of MWA and serves on the national board of directors of Sisters In Crime. She's also the incoming President of Sisters In Crime!

She is also a founding member of "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" and can often be found haunting bookstores, conferences, and events with Deborah Donnelly and Roberta Isleib.