Book description
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 Fore-man 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? Libby Fischer Hellmann's An Eye for Murder
is another Poisoned Pen Press release. Set in the suburbs of Chicago,
the book features documentary filmmaker Ellie Foreman in a mystery that
ties World War II secrets to present day politics. Ellie is filming a
campaign piece for Senate candidate Marian Iverson when she discovers
that Marian's dead father, Chicago steel magnate Paul Iverson, had ties
to a decades old murder. Curiosity leads Ellie down a troublesome path
and makes her the target of a killer determined to bury the past. Libby
Hellmann calls forth memories of the Holocaust for the plot of An Eye
for Murder. She ties past horrors to present white supremacy groups and
their insidious invasion into American politics. Hellmann's writing is
clean and tight, but her real strength lies in pacing her story. Both
the action and the dialogue keep the attention of the reader focused on
the plot. If the book has one flaw, it's that the main character shares
none of her suspicions or knowledge with the police. Despite this, An
Eye for Murder is a very enjoyable mystery. Libby writes the
award-winning suspense series featuring video producer and single mother
Ellie Foreman, who gets by with a wry sense of humor, a circle of good
friends, and an occasional bottle of wine. Libby describes her four
novels as a cross between “Desperate Housewives” and “24.” Libby also
edited the acclaimed anthology Chicago Blues. Originally from
Washington, DC, she has lived in Chicago for 30 years and finds the
contrast between the beautiful and the profane in that city a crime
writer's paradise. Her fifth novel, Easy Innocence, is a spin-off from
the Ellie Foreman series. She can be found at www. hellmann. com. She
also blogs with The Outfit, at www. theoutfitcollective. com
