The Red Herrings Press: 26 books

On the eve of the Cuban Revolution, headstrong 18-year-old Francesca Pacelli flees from her ruthless Mafia-boss father in Havana to the arms of her lover, a rebel fighting with Fidel Castro. Her father, desperate to send her to safety in the US, resorts to torture and blackmail as he searches the...

Libby Fischer Hellmann’s thriller TOXICITY is as gritty as it is spellbinding. Populated with fully-realized characters, TOXICITY introduces us to Hellmann’s signature heroine, Georgia Davis. But we meet Georgia ten years earlier, when she is a young and determined rookie on a Chicago police force....

"A funny, smart mystery that respects life in the library... a can't miss read..." Amy Alessio, Librarian and Author "The only 'cozy' mystery you'll find from these authors, and it's a great one..." The authors “Library insiders will be entertained by issues of...

Don't miss Jump Cut, #5 in the series, which was released March 1 after a 10 year hiatus. "Exceptional..." PW Starred Review     “A smart and exciting story… deserves extra attention…Hellmann knows what people are willing to die for and that knowledge makes her...

Short stories are the poetry of prose. Mistakes, in a novel, can be buried. In a short story, they stand out like roaches on a sugar cookie. Short stories are precise, cut to the bone, every word a necessity. A novel may go far afield, but a great short story requires unbelievable restraint. Not many...

"Hellmann brings to life the reality of bullying among teenage girls with enough twists and turns to keep you reading. Highly recommended." --Library Journal (Starred Review) "Just what's needed in a mystery... Depth of characterization sets this new entry by Hellmann (A Shot...

**Following on the heels of several excellent standalone novels, (this is) a dark, well-told tale. Hellmann is an expert at tearing into the fabric of villainy that lies in ... our cities." Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine "Thrilling... Hellmann ratchets up the suspense with every...

In 1938 sixteen year old Jake Foreman spends his free time with his friend Barney Teitleman in Lawndale, a prosperous Jewish community on Chicago’s near west side. Jake develops a crush on Miriam Hirsch, an actress in the Yiddish theater who lives at the Teitleman’s boarding house, but Miriam...

Little Molly Messenger is kidnapped on a sunny June morning. Three days later she’s returned unharmed. Then the brakes go out on her mother's car. An accident? Except that her mother may have may have misappropriated three million dollars. Doubleback reunites PI Georgia Davis with video producer...

“Libby Fischer Hellmann has already joined an elite club: Chicago mystery writers who not only inhabit the environment but also give it a unique flavor... her series continues in fine style... (Ellie)... lights up the page with courage and energy." —Chicago Tribune “This Libby...

Don't miss Jump Cut, #5 in the series, which was released March 1 after a 10 year hiatus. "Exceptional..." PW Starred Review ? “A powerful tale… Hellmann is adept at welding technical information to strong characters… Foreman’s pluck and grit married to Hellmann’s...

A thriller set in Cuba in large part, which spans three generations of the same family On the eve of the Cuban Revolution, the stubborn Francesca Pacelli, 18 years old, he fled his ruthless father, a head of the Mafia in Havana, into the arms of her lover, a rebel fighting with Fidel Castro....