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Dear Ed,
Whether you have a
Motocycle Mama, A Mother's Day heroine like Rebecca De Mornay, or everyone's
"Mommy Dearest," her day will be here soon. Why settle for the
usual flowers, candy, or lunch to show your love? Help her escape the tedium
of life—with a good book. As it happens (ahem), I have a suggestion, and it's
at a special price now through Mother's Day.
An Eye For Murder was a personal journey for me. Not so much
because it was the first Ellie Foreman mystery, but because of its backstory
which involves my late mother and father in law.
My husband's parents
were "off the boat" from Germany— his mother, Lucy, in 1938, his
father, Fred, in 1939. His mother cleaned houses in New York while she
learned English. She used to say how she scrubbed Danny Kaye's floors.
Fred, the sole survivor
of his family, was drafted six months after he arrived in the US. But instead
of going to boot camp, he was shipped up to Canada where he trained with
William Stephenson (A Man Called Intrepid) who, as many of you know,
was one of the founders of the OSS. Then Fred was sent back behind German
lines to do intelligence work for the Allies. He came home in 1945.
Their story was so
remarkable and moving I knew I had to write about it. I hope you enjoy the
result. Here's what others have said:
"A
masterful blend of politics, history, and suspense..."
"Complicated...
fascinating... Hellmann has a beautifully tuned ear... which makes many of
her scenes seriously funny
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"Taut, compelling
and gripping, AN EYE FOR MURDER is one of the best mysteries I've read
in years!"
"A brilliant debut
mystery... not only has she created a wonderful character ...but also she has
given us a truly scary plot."
The Ebook is just 99 cents on Kindle through Mother's Day.
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And if you're a Mother:
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Best
Libby
Libby
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