Chicago filmmaker Ellie Foreman is back, and she’s tackling her most dangerous case yet. An Image of Death sees Ellie in the midst of producing another video documentary, financed by a successful Chicago real estate developer. But things take an unexpected turn one winter night when a mysterious package arrives anonymously on Ellie’s doorstep. Inside, she finds a surveillance video apparently showing the murder of a young woman. Who was the victim, why was she murdered, and what is her connection to Ellie? Policer Officer Georgia Davis lends a hand, and both women begin to uncover the victim’s dark history, forged in Eastern Europe at the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Their search for answers takes her into the murky world of sex-trafficking, money laundering, and diamond dealing, ultimately ending up at a deserted construction site in the hands of people who believe they know too much. But if the perpetrators have their way, neither woman will be able to tell anyone about it. "A powerful tale... Hellmann is adept at welding technical information to strong characters... Foreman's pluck and grit married to Hellmann's solid storytelling should win a growing audience... " Publishers Weekly "Not only has Hellmann created a compelling group of believable characters, but the mystery she places them in is likewise plausible and engrossing. An Image of Death is highly recommended, even if you don't live in Illinois..." Chicago Sun-Times "As she did in her first two books in this strong series, Hellmann makes sure that images captured on video play an important part in the action. And she balances Foreman's personal life...with her complicated, dangerous frontstory..." Chicago Tribune "A chilling subject matter, intriguing psychological suspense, and disturbing Eastern European connections recommends this to collections..." Library Journal "A smashing addition to the series..." Midwest Book Review Libby Fischer Hellmann left a career in broadcast news in Washington, DC and moved to Chicago over 35 years ago, where she, naturally, began to write gritty crime fiction. Fifteen 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 and crime writing community and has even won a few. She has been a finalist twice for the Anthony and four times for Foreword Magazine's Book of the Year. She has also been nominated for the Agatha, the Shamus, the Daphne, and has won the IPPY and the Readers Choice Award multiple times.