Book Description

An Eye For Murder is #1 in the Ellie Foreman Mystery series. An old man dies alone in a boarding house in Chicago. A scrap of paper is discovered in his coat pocket with the name Ellie Foreman scribbled on it, along with a telephone number. The landlady who found him contacts Ellie, telling her about the note and asking how she is related to the dead man, Ben Sinclair. "A masterful blend of politics, history, and suspense." Publishers Weekly Ellie, a documentary filmmaker, is baffled. She doesn't recognize his name. She goes to the dead man's apartment to try to find out what connection she could possibly have to the elderly man. Her search for answers only leads to more questions as she realizes that Ben was not who he had pretended to be. An old photograph, an unusual lighter, and a locked box seem to point to a mysterious past. "Complicated, Fascinating... Hellmann has a beautifully tuned ear, which makes many of her scenes seriously funny." Chicago Tribune But mystery gives way to terror when the landlady is killed and the young boy who taught the old man how to use the Internet to track Ellie is viciously attacked. Ellie finds herself thrown into the past as she is confronted with long-buried skeletons as well as current secrets that someone will kill to protect. Along the way, she takes a job producing a campaign film for a female candidate for the US Senate. The divorced mom also meets a man and sparks fly. But will she live long enough to act on those sparks? Dive into An Eye For Murder to find out! "A clever blend of thrills and humor...A compelling group of believable characters." Chicago Sun-Times Eye was nominated for an Anthony Award for Best First Novel. Grab it today!