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The sine qua non of the war effort at Bletchley Park was the need to break the German Enigma machine. The Enigma was basically a mechanical cipher machine that was used by every German military (and some civilian) sectors to transmit messages about troop movements, bombings, battle plans, Uboats, and other German war tactics. The … Read more
Those of you who know more than I do about codebreaking (and that’s likely most of you reading this) know this already. But I didn’t, so for myself and others who don’t, there are six basic steps to codebreaking, as practiced in Bletchley Park during the War. The signage at Bletchley explains: “If you can … Read more
As the war progressed, so did the work at Bletchley, particularly after Alan Turing developed the Ultra. And all in total secrecy. It’s amazing to think that over 10,000 people worked at Bletchley over the war years, but no one knew. The secrecy was impenetrable — something that would probably be impossible today. And it … Read more
Most of you you know I’m a former film and video producer as well as a history addict, particularly periods of history that are fraught with conflict. I was lucky enough to visit Bletchley Park in the UK over the holidays, and, of course, I took dozens of photos which I’ll organize and post in … Read more
Had a blast last night with Pam Stack who hosts the “Authors On The Air” radio show. If you missed the live show (it was a Friday night, after all) no worries. You can catch the podcast here. We went over an hour, but it really was fun. Pam is terrific! … Read more
Robert Kennedy spoke those words when he announced he was a candidate for the Presidency in March, 1968. (Apocryphal, no?) Anyway, I just saw the “1968” exhibit at the Chicago History Museum. Here’s a bit of the posters, photos, and signage. If you’re in Chicago, go! There’s also a fabulous exhibit of Vivian Maier’s photography. Great … Read more
Good News: I am interviewed at OmniMystery News today. Bad news: I had to put down Einstein, my 12 year old rescue dog, yesterday. He had lung cancer.
A Personal Message from Libby: Hi. I’m Libby Hellman and I write crime fiction. I’m very excited to tell you that my 11th book has just come out. It’s called Nobody’s Child – this is it – it’s the 4th installment in my Georgia Davis series. It’s a very personal book for Georgia. She discovers … Read more
Just wanted to let you know that Kobo is having a 30% off sale today through Monday July 28, in the US and Canada, and two of my crime books are included. (Don’t worry: UK sale will be next week!) My two books are: “Hellmann crafts a tragically beautiful story around a message that is both … Read more
Hi, all. My upcoming crime thriller, Nobody’s Child, will be released September 2nd, and I’m offering free ARCs (for just a few weeks) in exchange for an honest review by August 15. After writing 3 stand-alones, I’ve returned to the Georgia Davis PI series. Nobody’s Child is a very dark story, probably the darkest I’ve ever … Read more