If you’re just meeting me, hello. I’m Ellie Foreman and I produce documentary films and videos in Chicago. People tell me I’m too curious for my own good, because I investigate crimes and murders as well.
The problem is that my investigations usually end up with me in life-threatening situations. Or, as has happened, my daughter’s or my father’s life is jeopardized. I cherish my family and promised them that in the future I would walk away from a case if anything smelled dangerous.
I don’t understand why they don’t believe me. Do you?
It might be because of the stories in this Box Set. When you read them, you’ll discover, along with me, secrets from the past to the present. You’ll question suspects from Chicago to Eastern Europe and China, and travel from the plush corridors of the Greenbrier Resort to Chicago’s Lawndale. In each novel you’ll find nail-biting suspense along with my dry sense of humor… and an inability to rest until you too know who “did it.”
I hope you’ll find, as I do, that my friends Susan and Fouad are the balm every woman needs to keep her balance, both physical and mental. And I hope you’ll share the unconditional love I feel for my daughter and my father.
When you’ve finished the Box Set, let me know. We can go out to lunch and… talk. Just talk. I won’t try to talk you into anything dangerous. Really. I promise.
What Reviewers Say:
"Complicated... fascinating... Hellmann has a beautifully tuned ear... which makes many of her scenes seriously funny ...
--Chicago Tribune
"Hellmann owes a debt to fellow Chicagoans Sara Paretsky (complex plotting) and Barbara D'Amato (excellent research) - but she's the brash young thing making this formula new again!
--Aunt Agatha's
A dark, beautiful book about the struggle of the human spirit against despair... Impossible to put down. Honest to god, mysteries don 't get any better than this.
--William Kent Krueger
By every possible measure, Hellmann's status as a storyteller has grown. Plot development is masterful... intriguing, realistic characters... itching for the next book."
--Midwest Book Review