Someone is trying to kill Lila Hilliard. During the Christmas holidays she returns from running errands to find her family home in flames, her father and brother trapped inside. Later, she is attacked by a mysterious man on a motorcycle... and the threats don't end there.
As Lila desperately tries to piece together who is after her and why, she uncovers information about her father's past in Chicago during the volatile days of the late 1960s... information he never shared with her, but now threatens to destroy her.
Part thriller, part historical novel, and part love story, Set the Night on Fire paints an unforgettable portrait of Chicago during a turbulent time: the riots at the Democratic Convention... the struggle for power between the Black Panthers and SDS... and a group of young idealists who tried to change the world. Read an excerpt!
"Set the Night on Fire is a compelling story of love, truth and redemption. This will be a break-out novel for this talented writer. Highly recommended."
—Sheldon Siegel, New York Times best-selling author of Perfect Alibi
"A top-rate standalone thriller that taps into the antiwar protests of the 1960s and 70s... A jazzy fusion of past and present, Hellman's insightful, politically charged whodunit explores a fascinating period in American history."
—Publishers Weekly (full review)
"Top Pick! A marvelous novel."
—Romantic Times Book Reviews
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Set the Night on Fire was a finalist in the suspense/thriller category of ForeWord Review Magazine's 2010 Book of the Year.
A book discussion about Set the Night on Fire, moderated online by C.J. West on the Amazon Author Book Group, started Tuesday, Feb. 15 and lasted through the week. Click here to read.
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