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Spotlight: Set The Night On Fire
Dear Ed,
I came of age
during the Sixties. Fortunately, I remember those years, but I've always been
plagued by the times. We were so confident, so sure we were going to change the
world. We didn't, of course, but why not? Were we too naïve? Too arrogant? Too
stoned? Up against powers so entrenched we didn't realize how strong they were?
All of the above? In an effort to explore those questions, and
deliver an unputdownable thriller, I wrote Set The Night On Fire.
In it, someone
is trying to kill Lila Hilliard. She doesn't know who and she doesn't know why.
In her increasingly desperate search to find out, she uncovers information that
her parents were not the people she thought they were. The heart of the book
goes back to the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago where six young people
decide to live together in that oh-so-casual way we had back then. Their
stories ultimately reveal their connections to Lila and why someone is stalking
her in the present.
Some of the
reviews include these:
"A
tremendous book - sweeping but intimate, elegiac but urgent, subtle but
intense. This story really does set the
night on fire."— Lee Child
"A
top-rate thriller that taps into the antiwar protests of the 1960s... A jazzy
fusion of past and present, Hellman's insightful, politically charged whodunit
explores a fascinating period in American history."— Publishers Weekly
"A
brilliantly-paced thriller, transitioning seamlessly from modern-day Chicago to
the late '60s. First-rate characterization...Best to start early in the day, as
it is easy to stay up all night reading it."—Foreword Magazine
"Set the
Night on Fire is a compelling story of love, truth and redemption. This will be
a break-out novel for this talented writer. Highly recommended.—Sheldon Siegel,
NYTImes bestselling author of Perfect Alibi
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Best
Libby
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