Nice Girl Does Noir: A two-volume collection of short stories by Libby, available for all eBook readers!

"Take it from a guy who knows her well: Libby is a nice girl. But she writes noir with a savvy edge honed on the hard, dark knowledge of the evil possible in us all."
—from the introduction by William Kent Krueger

"[A] great place to get acquainted with Hellmann's talent... Aspiring short-story writers would do well to pay attention to how Hellmann creates both story and character arcs within the small framework."
—Naomi Johnson, The Drowning Machine

Vol. 1 [Kindle - Smashwords] features five stories starring Georgia Davis and Ellie Foreman. Vol. 2 [Kindle - Smashwords] includes 10 tales, including the Agatha- and Anthony-nominated "House Rules," which "offer a wide variety of styles, tones, and topics. Funny. Dark. Poignant. Exciting. Surprising. And yes, even hardboiled" (from the introduction by J.A. Konrath).
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Doubleback is a Fall Great Lakes, Great Reads Pick!

Little Molly Messenger is kidnapped on a sunny June morning. Three days later she's returned, apparently unharmed. Molly's mother, Chris, is so grateful to have her daughter back that she's willing to overlook the odd circumstances.

A few days later, the brakes go out on Chris's car.

An accident? Maybe. Except that it turns out that Chris, the IT manager at a large Chicago bank, may have misappropriated three million dollars. Not convinced that his daughter is safe, Molly's father hires PI Georgia Davis to follow the money and investigate Chris's death.

Doubleback reunites PI Georgia Davis with video producer Ellie Foreman. The two women track leads from Northern Wisconsin to an Arizona border town, where illegal immigrants, smuggled drugs, and an independent contractor called Delton Security come into play. Georgia and Ellie go to great lengths to find the truth, and Georgia discovers that you can cross a line, but sometimes you have to double back.
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