reading from the back of the cover detective Helen Keremos as a cross between Lily Tomlin and Philip Marlowe. the first of the contemporary lesbian detectives Helen kermos has been sleuthing her way into our hearts for 25 years I get to read this this sounds good. a little bit about the author Eva Zara has been writing Helen chromos mystery since the early 70s she's lived much of her life in Toronto but spends part of every year on the island of Vancouver Coast and into traveler she has visited United States Europe and the far East.