Author, Compulsively Readable Thrillers
What happens when I’m between books
When I began writing crime fiction, I remember lots of chatter about the perfect murder weapon. The undetected murder. The exotic substance that couldn’t be identified. I heard about poisons like oleander, foxglove, arsenic, and — moving up the hazardous bio-chemical scale — cyanide, sarin, and anthrax. Indeed, I flirted with ricin in one of … Read more
After 36 years in the same house, I’m finally downsizing. I bought a wonderful condo about two miles from the house, and I close in September. Now comes the rush to put the house on the market. Painters, handymen, floor people, my realtor, and the stager have been in and out, all of them dispensing … Read more
My two-week sojourn across Italy is over, and I’m in the UK for a little R&R. Home this weekend. It was a marvelous trip, and I met some terrific women, mostly from Arizona, as is the guide, author, and tour leader, Corinna Cooke. Her small 5-person group tours are a treat, and I strongly encourage … Read more
While I’m temporarily on vacation, I know many of you women readers have careers in which we must speak publicly. If you’re one of those women, read on! I’ve just been interviewed as part of an amazing panel of 21 experts on the topic of powerful communication and speaking for professional women. The interviews are … Read more
They (whoever they are) say that if the 1st book in your series is a winner, readers will read through the entire series. I don’t know if that’s true, but I have a couple of great deals on both 1st Ellie and Georgia books for you! An Eye For Murder was a spinoff from the … Read more
Chicago’s Blues Fest is usually the first or second weekend in June. I used to go every year, picnic with friends, and get down with one of my favorite genres of music. Then I got published and discovered that Printers Row Book Fest was the same weekend. Goodbye, Blues Fest. Printers Row has since changed its … Read more
Every once in a while, something happens out of the blue that surprises me – in a good way. Before I started writing, I had another life. Some of you know I started out in broadcast news but joined a PR firm in Chicago when I moved here Eight years later I started my own … Read more
My latest Georgia Davis thriller, DoubleBlind, is out. The heavy lifting is over. The story has been told, and my emotional investment in the book has peaked. In fact, I’ve said many times that writing a novel is like a marriage (compared to short stories, which are like an affair). This marriage is on a … Read more
Just a reminder that the Goodreads Giveaway for A Bend In THe River is now live! Hope you’ll enter for the chance to get an advance reader copy! Here’s what you need to know: Goodreads Book Giveaway A Bend In the River by Libby Fischer Hellmann Giveaway ends August 21, 2020. See the giveaway … Read more
Hi, everyone. There are just a few more days to get the award-winning Georgia Davis Boxed Set of Four for the amazing price of 99¢, and I hope you’ll take advantage of the offer! Just go to your favorite ebook retailer (It’s widely available) here and choose your go-to. If you’re one of the 1200 … Read more