Helen Macie Osterman

Helen Osterman is a retired nurse with five children and nine grandchildren. She is the author of the Emma Winberry cozy mystery series. She is also the author of Notes in a Mirror, a paranormal/ historical and Song of the Rails, a Love Story. Helen is an accomplished artist. Four of her paintings of old Maxwell Street in Chicago are in the collection of the Chicago History Museum.
Helen Macie Osterman

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The Accidental Sleuth
Sixty-something Emma Winberry attracts trouble wherever she goes despite her sixth sense and the advice of her Guardian Angel.

Sixty-something Emma Winberry attracts trouble wherever she goes.....

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The Stranger in the Opera House
Emma Winberry is a supernumerary (extra) in the opera. A stranger is lurking in the opera house, but only a few people can see him, Emma included. She and her significant other, Nate Sandler, find information that dates the original site back to the time

Emma Winberry is a supernumerary (extra) in the opera. A stranger is lurking in the opera house, but only a few.....

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Notes in a Mirror
The year is 1950. The place is Hillside State Mental Hospital. In this atmosphere of hopelessness and despair came student nurses from nearby hospitals for their three-month psychiatric rotation. Mary Lou Hammond and Kate Stephens were two of these young

The year is 1950. The place is Hillside State Mental Hospital. In this atmosphere of hopelessness and despair came.....

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A Visit From The Blues Brothers
An eclectic collection of short stories intended to provide the reader with some humor, some suspense, and a few thought-provoking themes. The last one is a story to warm the heart in the holiday season.

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T'was the Night Before Christmas... 

 (With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, may he forgive my doggerel...)

...and all through the shop,
all we minions were working,
   until ready to drop.

The ebooks were flying,
the covers were spare,
The edits were crazy,
   with "one more thing I must share!"

We waited for Santa,
'Cuz we love old Saint Nick,
But Hitch made us work,
   Waving 'round an old stick!

So slave we all did,
And made all your books,
So that Hitch would say now,
   that we're off the hook.

Come today we're off,
to rest up our fingers,
Our hats we will doff,
   No books they do linger.

But we'll all be back,
Don't give it a thought,
for like all wage slaves,
   we're easily bought.

We'll be back on the fifth,
all eager and fresh,
All ready for you,
   after a well-deserved rest.

So Hitch wants to say,
very strongly and loud,
THANKS ALL YOU GUYS,
  you're the best type of crowd.

Indy and Len and Hitch and the gang,
will be back on the 5th,
to do books with a BANG!

In the meantime don't worry,
if you're in a hurry,
'cuz some poor guy got stuck
   sitting here like a duck.

Your emails we'll receive,
so no need to grieve.
We'll be a bit slow,
but we're raring to go.

Your books will be worked on,
your edits still made,
we're just resting a bit,
   before we all fade.

So please excuse the delays;
It won't be for days;
we'll jump on your queries,
   for your wondrous new series.

We waited for Santa,
'Cuz we love old St. Nick,
And sure 'nuff he came,
   It wasn't a trick.

And as he rode off,
into the night,
I could swear I heard Hitch yell,
   "That Edit's Not Right!"

~~~~~~~~~~

We'll be back on the morning of January 5th; we'll be here parttime between now and then, thanks.