The Darkness Knows

3.5 stars... Light-reading mystery with a great 1930s era setting at a Chicago radio station. This was a fun book to read with a different atmosphere than what's available on the market today. Vivian is a wealthy young woman with ambitions to rise through the radio ranks and also to get noticed by her......more

As I write this blog post I am listening to the Old Time Radio program, Let George Do It. I started listening to old time radio since high school - when my insomnia would keep me up late listening to the radio. On an AM station every so often they would play a few old radio programs - from the 1930s......more

Sometimes an author's recurring characters (in a series) are so charming and likeable the reader easily forgives so-so writing. But Viv and Charlie's debut as romantically-linked sleuths in pre-war Chicago is my first-- and last stop-- with this series. Rarely has a lead character been conceived as s......more

I really loved this book. I was saving it until I finished my own Chicago-set book A Lesson in Love and Murder and it was the best post-deadline read. First off, Honigford builds an effortlessly beautiful historical world: from the bridges criss-crossing the river to the broad, lit billboards, to the......more

I don not normally release a review before the book is published, but I have had number requests for my review PUBLICATION DATE is August 1st, 2016 This historical book about radio beginning days caught my eye as I grew up listening to radio. Reading this first-time author, I found mystery, romance,......more