Libby Fischer Hellmann

5 Historical Authors to Read Now

By Libby Fischer Hellmann

October 14, 2020

Why are so many crime authors writing historical novels today? It’s a great question with about a hundred answers. Some are writing about specific people or events in the past, both public or personal, that have piqued their curiosity. Others are writing about an era in which civilization and people were so different from today…

Book Review: High Crimes by Libby Fischer Hellmann

By Larry Clow

November 21, 2018

Author Libby Fischer Hellman’s latest Georgia Davis novel, High Crimes, asks: how do you solve a murder when there are 42,000 suspects? Ripped-from-the-headlines plots are tricky things—often, the hook is irresistible, but the nuance necessary to keep the story humming is missing. That’s unfortunately the case in High Crimes. The book finds Davis, Hellmann’s long-time…