Darkness Knows, The

from ivydtruitt

Ms. Honigford does a great job taking readers back to an era when the world stood on the cusp of recovery, advancements, and tragedy. My grandparents told me stories of these days and, with my current nostalgia phase, THE DARKNESS KNOWS was a pleasant evocation of those memories. That feeling and...

from Kris_Anderson

The Darkness Knows by Cheryl Honigford is a Viv and Charlie mystery novel. Vivian Witchell is a radio actress in Chicago, Illinois in 1938. Vivian was a secretary at the station (for Mr. Hart) before she made the move into acting. Vivian is determined to be independent and a big star. One evening...

from Lizzie

Fun read! The characters are pretty one dimensional still, but they have a lot of room to grow. Also the world building made up for the characters for sure. I clocked who the murderer was before the murder occurred, but not the motive, so that's exciting!

from Virginia51

I loved this quick and light historical mystery. I loved how it took place in a radio station. That was fun to learn more about some of the stars that began in radio. I look forward to learning more about Viv and Charlie in more stories. They were so good together. It was sad to see Viv falling f...

from Welsh_eileen2

An atmospheric novel set in 1930's Chicago. A radio station broadcasts the serial "The Darkness Knows". One of the stars, Viv, stumbles upon the body of a not very well liked colleague who has a note saying that Viv will be next clutched in her hand. So begins a mystery that Viv and private detec...