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|  | | Killer Cocktail 1970s TV reporter Emily Winter sets out to explore the tension surrounding Roe v. Wade by visiting a women's health clinic. When the clinic is assaulted and a key staff member is killed, Emily's assignment becomes a murder investigation.
Amazon 5 Star Review:
"If you liked David M. Hamlin’s first and second Emily Winter books, “Winter in Chicago” and “Winter Gets Hot,” you’re really going to love number three, “Killer Cocktail.” After reading the opening few pages I knew this was going to be a story that would be a treat to read. From his crisp writing style, to his well-developed storyline, Hamlin treads the streets of Chicago with affection to pull readers into the world he has created to give them a good read. From “back in the day” in 1977 when TV was still deciding what it wanted to be when it grew up, Hamlin’s charac | |  | | Winter Gets Hot Emily Winter returns to investigate a murder and police spying as she moves from radio to TV news.
The feisty, determined reporter Emily Winter is back in a new mystery. Emily has moved to a TV newsroom in 1970s Chicago where she encounters still more of the discrimination which she fought to over come during her radio reporting days. When she's the first reporter at the scene of a gruesome murder, she sets out to solve the crime while fighting to be respected as an excellent reporter. Emily's eccentric husband, her cab-driving Uncle Max and others from her first mystery return along with a new cast of characters; her affection for her hometown continues to shine as well. A 5 star Amazon | |  | | Winter in Chicago Drugs, Death and Rock and Roll on Chicago's AM Radio Dial
On an early Chicago morning in 1975, a young radio news writer detours from her normal route to investigate a crime scene. Emily is stunned to discover that the victim in an old friend. The police believe Beni Steinart's death is a suicide, but Emily is not convinced. She launches a determined effort to learn how and why her friend died and soon kicks off a brawl between two of Chicago's most popular and powerful men.
Using her guile, her skill and talent and a host of sources, Emily tracks down the truth and eventually generates front page news which ruins one life while it restores an |
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