So, right off, let’s get something straight. I don’t want to be talking to you. I don’t think it’s any of your business how I spend my day. It’s personal, okay? I’ve lost enough privacy over the years, and I’d rather not lose all of it. But Dru is a friend of mine, and she got me at a weak point and I promised to do it. And if there’s one thing I never do, it’s break a promise. So here I am.

My name is Georgia Davis, and I’m a PI in Chicago. I used to be a cop. I won’t tell you where I live, but I grew up on the West side of Chicago in a lace curtain Irish-Catholic neighborhood. My father was a cop. My mother—well, never mind about her. I discovered I had a half-sister a few years ago. Her name is Vanna, and she now has a baby. Yeah, it was a hell of a shock to me too.

So. . . my day depends on whether I’m working a case. Don’t get me wrong: I always have something going, but it might be just a domestic, a background check, or a case of consumer fraud. Those cases are my bread and butter, and I’ve been lucky to find clients who trust me. The cases I crave are when someone seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth. Or a homicide investigation. Those are the cases that grab all my time and energy; The kind of cases where I can’t think about anything else. I just finished one, btw. So I’m grateful to have some down time.

I’m not into fashion or beauty products, so I basically wear a uniform every day: Jeans, tank top, and a blazer with big pockets. If necessary, I’ll strap on a shoulder holster. My favorite pistol is a Baby Glock, but I also use a Sig Sauer. Unfortunately, the world has become much less predictable, and I find I’m wearing it more than I want.

I love pizza and beer, but don’t drink very much these days. My favorite food is a burger—VERY rare—and crispy fries. I drive a Toyota Camry. Used to have a red one, but traded it in for gray. Less obtrusive. And yes, I have an iPhone.

Over the past ten years, my life has changed dramatically. I hung out my shingle as a PI during a traumatic case that got me suspended from the force. Ellie Foreman, the video producer, played an important role in it. The Village police eventually wanted me back, but I liked being out on my own. I guess at heart, I’m a loner. Not your fancy lunch partner, or someone to go shopping with. I met a guy a few years ago, also through Ellie—it’s funny. We’re not good friends, but our lives have been entwined in strange ways. Anyway, Jimmy Saclarides is a really good man. He’s Chief of Police in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, so we commute back and forth. He comes down to Chicago most of the time.

I hope this gives you a better idea of who I am. I realize I haven’t shared many details of my day, but like I said, it’s private, and I don’t think my clients would appreciate my spilling their secrets.

Dru. . . consider this a promise kept. You and your peeps probably know more about me than I would like. Hope you all have a great holiday season.

Georgia Davis.

You can read more about Georgia in High Crimes, the fifth book in the “Georgia Davis” private investigator series. High Crimes was released November 1, 2018.

How do you solve a murder when there are 42,000 suspects?

That’s the task facing Chicago PI Georgia Davis, hired to hunt down those behind the assassination of Resistance leader Dena Baldwin at a demonstration fourteen months after the 2016 election. The gunman, on a nearby hotel rooftop, dies within minutes of the shooting. As Georgia sifts through Dena’s 42,000 Facebook followers, she discovers that unknown enemies hiding behind fake profiles have infiltrated the group. She finds others who will do whatever it takes—including murder—to shield right-wing, wealthy elites. Threats and bruises have never frightened Georgia, but she’s side-swiped by the sudden reappearance of her mother, who abandoned her when she was a child. Can she survive a family crisis at the same time she pursues killers whose only goal is to protect themselves?

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About the author
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 three 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. Libby hosts both a TV interview show and conducts writing workshops at libraries and other venues. She was the national president of Sisters In Crime, a 3500-member organization dedicated to the advancement of female crime fiction authors. Her books have been translated into Spanish, German, Italian, and Chinese. All her books are available in print, e-book, and audiobook formats. More information can be found online at libbyhellmann.com.

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