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Who can resist 5 suspenseful crime novels set in unique exotic settings … all written by award-winning, best-selling authors … and best of all the complete set is only 99 cents…for a limited time? We couldn’t, so we created the Killer Femmes Boxed Set. Between us, we’ve written over 60 novels and have been nominated for (and even won) numerous awards, including the Edgar, the Anthony, the Agatha, the Macavity, the Barry, the Lovey, and the CWA Dagger.
Killer Femmes presents:
Easy Innocence by Libby Fischer Hellmann
Cross Current by Christine Kling
The Flower Master by Sujata Massey
Killer Instinct by Zoë Sharp
Louisiana Hotshot by Julie Smith
Easy Innocence by Libby Fischer Hellmann
When pretty, smart Sara Long is found bludgeoned to death, it's easy to blame the man with the bat. But Georgia Davis — former cop and newly-minted PI — is hired to look into the incident, what she finds hints at a much different, darker answer: how far teen girls will go for approval from their peers.
Winner of the Lovey Award, Best PI novel, 2008.
Library Journal (Starred Review): “Hellmann brings to life the reality of bullying among teenage girls with enough twists and turns to keep you reading. Highly recommended.”
Cross Current by Christine Kling
Fort Lauderdale tug and salvage captain Seychelle Sullivan is en route to pick up a tow when she discovers a swamped boat. Inside are a murdered woman and a half-dead Haitian girl in a blood-stained white dress. Determined to protect the child, and somehow keep her from being sent back to Haiti, Seychelle explores the hidden world of Florida’s Haitian community.
Booklist: “Kling adds swift plotting, convincing nautical detail, voodoo lore, and tropical scenery . . . Florida's answer to Grafton and Barr.”
The Flower Master by Sujata Massey
A suspenseful, hilarious mystery about spirited California girl Rei Shimura on the loose in modern Tokyo. While studying flower arranging at a posh ikebana school. a high-ranking teacher is stabbed to death. Rei is then stalked by the mysterious killer.
Winner of the Macavity Award for Best Mystery of 2001.
Publisher’s Weekly:“…a harmonious mix … enhanced greatly by the richly detailed Tokyo setting, from ancient tea houses to arcane rituals involving the cherry blossom festival.”
Killer Instinct by Zoë Sharp
When Susie Hollins dies only hours after foolishly taking on Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Fox at the New Adelphi Club, it gains Charlie attention she well could do without. As a former Special Forces trainee now teaching women’s self-defence, Charlie might seem an ideal target to a lunatic looking for a challenge. But she’s been a victim before and this time she’s not going down without a fight…
Marilyn Stasio, NY Times: “Sharp means business. The bloody bar fights are bloody brilliant, and Charlie's skills are both formidable and for real.”
Louisiana Hotshot by Julie Smith
Talba’s got the beauty, the brains, the computer savvy, the poetic soul, the youth, the right demographic, and the sass. Eddie’s got the detective agency. (Also a short fuse and a bad attitude.) They're the perfect team to ferret out a pedophile on the edge of New Orleans' freewheeling rap scene.
The Times-Picayune: “A stroke of genius … Louisiana Hotshot is fresh, fast, and touching.
Killer Femmes presents:
Easy Innocence by Libby Fischer Hellmann
Cross Current by Christine Kling
The Flower Master by Sujata Massey
Killer Instinct by Zoë Sharp
Louisiana Hotshot by Julie Smith
Easy Innocence by Libby Fischer Hellmann
When pretty, smart Sara Long is found bludgeoned to death, it's easy to blame the man with the bat. But Georgia Davis — former cop and newly-minted PI — is hired to look into the incident, what she finds hints at a much different, darker answer: how far teen girls will go for approval from their peers.
Winner of the Lovey Award, Best PI novel, 2008.
Library Journal (Starred Review): “Hellmann brings to life the reality of bullying among teenage girls with enough twists and turns to keep you reading. Highly recommended.”
Cross Current by Christine Kling
Fort Lauderdale tug and salvage captain Seychelle Sullivan is en route to pick up a tow when she discovers a swamped boat. Inside are a murdered woman and a half-dead Haitian girl in a blood-stained white dress. Determined to protect the child, and somehow keep her from being sent back to Haiti, Seychelle explores the hidden world of Florida’s Haitian community.
Booklist: “Kling adds swift plotting, convincing nautical detail, voodoo lore, and tropical scenery . . . Florida's answer to Grafton and Barr.”
The Flower Master by Sujata Massey
A suspenseful, hilarious mystery about spirited California girl Rei Shimura on the loose in modern Tokyo. While studying flower arranging at a posh ikebana school. a high-ranking teacher is stabbed to death. Rei is then stalked by the mysterious killer.
Winner of the Macavity Award for Best Mystery of 2001.
Publisher’s Weekly:“…a harmonious mix … enhanced greatly by the richly detailed Tokyo setting, from ancient tea houses to arcane rituals involving the cherry blossom festival.”
Killer Instinct by Zoë Sharp
When Susie Hollins dies only hours after foolishly taking on Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Fox at the New Adelphi Club, it gains Charlie attention she well could do without. As a former Special Forces trainee now teaching women’s self-defence, Charlie might seem an ideal target to a lunatic looking for a challenge. But she’s been a victim before and this time she’s not going down without a fight…
Marilyn Stasio, NY Times: “Sharp means business. The bloody bar fights are bloody brilliant, and Charlie's skills are both formidable and for real.”
Louisiana Hotshot by Julie Smith
Talba’s got the beauty, the brains, the computer savvy, the poetic soul, the youth, the right demographic, and the sass. Eddie’s got the detective agency. (Also a short fuse and a bad attitude.) They're the perfect team to ferret out a pedophile on the edge of New Orleans' freewheeling rap scene.
The Times-Picayune: “A stroke of genius … Louisiana Hotshot is fresh, fast, and touching.
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First published June 3, 2014
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About the author
Libby Fischer Hellmann
79 books970 followersLibby Fischer Hellmann left a career in broadcast news in Washington, DC and moved to Chicago a long time ago, where she, naturally, began to write gritty crime fiction. She soon began writing historical fiction as well. Eighteen novels and twenty-five short stories later, she claims they’ll take her out of the Windy City feet first. She has been nominated for many awards in the mystery writing community and has even won a few. Her newest work is MAX'S WAR, her 6th historical saga. MAX, set before and during WW2, It will be released in April, 2024.
Libby began her career as an assistant film editor for NBC News in New York before moving back to DC to work with Robin McNeil and Jim Lehrer at N-PACT, the public affairs production arm of PBS. Retrained as an assistant director when Watergate broke, Libby helped produce PBS’s night-time broadcast of the hearings. She went on to work for public relations firm Burson-Marsteller in Chicago in 1978, where she stayed until she left to found Fischer Hellmann Communications in 1985.
Originally from Washington, D.C.—where, she says, “When you’re sitting around the dinner table gossiping about the neighbors, you’re talking politics”—Libby earned a Masters Degree in Film Production from New York University and a BA in History from the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to writing, Libby writes and produces videos, and conducts speaker training programs in platform speaking, presentation skills, media training and crisis communications.
Libby’s best-selling novels have won widespread acclaim since her first novel, AN EYE FOR MURDER, which was nominated for several awards and described by Publisher’s Weekly as “a masterful blend of politics, history, and suspense”.
Libby is known for her portrayal of strong female characters. EYE introduced Ellie Foreman, a video producer and single mother who went on to star in five more novels in a series described by Libby as “a cross between Desperate Housewives and 24.”
Libby’s second series, also six novels now, follows Chicago PI Georgia Davis, a no-nonsense hard-boiled detective operating in the Northern suburbs and beyond.
In addition to her popular series, Libby has also written five standalone thrillers in diverse settings and historical periods that demonstrate her versatility as a writer. Readers will meet young activists during the late Sixties, a young American woman who marries and moves to Tehran, three women forced to make dire choices during WW2, and a female Mafia boss who chases power at the expense of love. And in A BEND IN THE RIVER, she takes a break from her thrillers to write an award-winning novel of two Vietnamese sisters trying to survive the Vietnam war. MAX is the upcoming 6th addition to the loosely-linked series she calls her "Revolution Sagas."
Libby began her career as an assistant film editor for NBC News in New York before moving back to DC to work with Robin McNeil and Jim Lehrer at N-PACT, the public affairs production arm of PBS. Retrained as an assistant director when Watergate broke, Libby helped produce PBS’s night-time broadcast of the hearings. She went on to work for public relations firm Burson-Marsteller in Chicago in 1978, where she stayed until she left to found Fischer Hellmann Communications in 1985.
Originally from Washington, D.C.—where, she says, “When you’re sitting around the dinner table gossiping about the neighbors, you’re talking politics”—Libby earned a Masters Degree in Film Production from New York University and a BA in History from the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to writing, Libby writes and produces videos, and conducts speaker training programs in platform speaking, presentation skills, media training and crisis communications.
Libby’s best-selling novels have won widespread acclaim since her first novel, AN EYE FOR MURDER, which was nominated for several awards and described by Publisher’s Weekly as “a masterful blend of politics, history, and suspense”.
Libby is known for her portrayal of strong female characters. EYE introduced Ellie Foreman, a video producer and single mother who went on to star in five more novels in a series described by Libby as “a cross between Desperate Housewives and 24.”
Libby’s second series, also six novels now, follows Chicago PI Georgia Davis, a no-nonsense hard-boiled detective operating in the Northern suburbs and beyond.
In addition to her popular series, Libby has also written five standalone thrillers in diverse settings and historical periods that demonstrate her versatility as a writer. Readers will meet young activists during the late Sixties, a young American woman who marries and moves to Tehran, three women forced to make dire choices during WW2, and a female Mafia boss who chases power at the expense of love. And in A BEND IN THE RIVER, she takes a break from her thrillers to write an award-winning novel of two Vietnamese sisters trying to survive the Vietnam war. MAX is the upcoming 6th addition to the loosely-linked series she calls her "Revolution Sagas."
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December 8, 2014
This ebook collection of 5 mystery novels provides a great introduction to 5 powerful female characters. The mysteries are set in Japan, Chicago, Ft. Lauderdale, New Orleans and England. I highly recommend this to readers who love strong female characters. I recommend all five novels: Easy Innocence, Cross Current, The Flower Master, Killer Instinct and Louisiana Hotshot. I have reviewed each book individually.
March 8, 2017
Good book!
This book has a great plot, engaging characters, and naturally a villain that must be found and taken down. The twist at the end of the story reveals the best and worst of a pivotal character. Little bit of romance makes the story even better.
This book has a great plot, engaging characters, and naturally a villain that must be found and taken down. The twist at the end of the story reveals the best and worst of a pivotal character. Little bit of romance makes the story even better.
May 16, 2016
I enjoyed this addictive anthology by five talented and creative writers. Each short story gave me a glimpse at their writing style and the settings each author uses. I must say I love the variety and the length. Each tale was a quick read, but the story lingered in my mind long after. I especially enjoy Libby Fischer Hellmann's Your Sweet Man and A Berlin Story. She stunned me with the endings and left me feeling melancholy. I enjoyed reading Julie Smith. I felt the pull of New Orleans. Each author amazed me. It was impressive how few words it took to draw me into a world of mystery and murder. This anthology is well worth reading. I found some new to me authors.
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