Libby Fischer Hellmann

writes the Ellie Foreman mysteries, the Georgia Davis thrillers, and several stand-alone thrillers. Her Ellie books are a cross between “Desperate Housewives” and “24”, but the Georgia Davis PI thrillers are more hard-boiled. Her stand-alones include a “trilogy” of thrillers set during the revolutions of Iran, Cuba, and the turbulent late Sixties in Chicago.

My Week in Cuba

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As many of you already know from the photos I posted, I visited Cuba February 11-18, but it’s taken me a while to write about it. I think I needed to process exactly how I felt. I knew it was an important trip, and not just because I’m setting a novel there (which I am). … Read more

Desperate Housewives — The End?

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This blog is also posted on http://mediamania.blog.com/ a new blog that will hopefully engage you in lots of different ways. I encourage you to visit. Afghanistan is on edge… Iran is heating up… and Rush Limbaugh keeps making crazy statements. I say it’s time to go where there are real issues to contend with: the … Read more

PW Reviews A BITTER VEIL

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My new novel, A BITTER VEIL, will be out April 15, and PW has just weighed in. Here’s what they said: “The Iranian revolution provides the backdrop for this meticulously researched, fast-paced stand-alone… Anna Schroder, an English major at the University of Chicago, meets Nouri Samedi, an engineering student at the University of Illinois’s Chicago … Read more

DOUBLEBACK

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We interrupt the photo journal of Cuba to bring you the great news that DOUBLEBACK, my Georgia Davis thriller that’s set both in Chicago and the Arizona border, is now on AUDIO. Katherine Joan Taylor is the narrator, and she did a fabulous job!! You can get it here and here, and soon, on Overdrive … Read more

YO… For All Aspiring Mystery Authors

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For all the yet unpublished mystery writers who yearn to be traditionally published, my former publisher POISONED PEN PRESS has just announced a contest for you. Submit your finished manuscript  and possibly win a published contract with them! I can attest to the fact that Poisoned Pen is a great place for an author to … Read more

Amazon Select: We are All Junkies Now

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It’s been over a month since the Amazon KDP Select started, and we’re beginning to see the ramifications of the program. And although I’m making good money, I’m scared. For those of you who don’t know, Amazon created the KDP Select program to increase their base of Prime Customers (those who pay no shipping costs … Read more