Viv and Charlie Mystery

Bright lights. Big city. Brutal murder. Chicago, 1938. Late one night before the ten o'clock show, the body of a prominent radio actress is found dead in the station's lounge. All the evidence points to murder and one young, up-and-coming radio actress, Vivian Witchell, as the next victim. But Viv isn't the type to leave her fate in the hands of others-she's used to stealing the show. Alongside charming private detective Charlie Haverman, Vivian is thrust into a world of clues and motives, suspects and secrets. And with so much on the line, Viv finds her detective work doesn't end when the "On-Air" lights go out. The gripping first novel in a new series from debut author Cheryl Honigford, The Darkness Knows is a thrilling mystery that evokes the drama and scandal of radio stardom in prewar Chicago.

Christmas has come to Chicago and Vivian Witchell is looking forward to nothing more than spending the holidays with family and friends--and maybe spotting her picture in a few radio magazines. But the discovery of a mysterious envelope stuffed with cash in her late father's study sets Vivian into a tailspin, as she discovers that her beloved father may not have been exactly who she thought he was, and who may in fact have been working with the most notorious mob boss of the time. With her career as a radio actress finally beginning to take off, a romance between Vivian and her costar manufactured by their publicity team to keep the public engaged going farther than she had anticipated, and the reappearance of dashing detective Charlie Haverford in her life, it's all Vivian can do to hold herself, and her family, together as she discovers the dangerous secrets of her father's past--and the truth behind his sudden death.

The third book in the Viv & Charlie mystery series raises the stakes for Viv beyond anything she could have imagined. Viv finally gets up the courage to invite Charlie to meet her extended family at their luxurious cottage on Geneva Lake, but the visit goes terribly wrong when an old flame of Viv's turns up dead--and it looks like Charlie might be the culprit. Viv has finally gotten up the courage to introduce Charlie to her extended family and brings him to their luxurious cottage on Lake Geneva. But the visit gets off to a rocky start when Hap, an old flame of Viv's, unexpectedly turns up. Charlie clearly feels threatened by Hap, but Vivian is sure that it will all blow over--until Hap turns up dead in the game room, with Charlie standing over him, covered in blood and holding a knife. Viv knows that Charlie couldn't have killed Hap, but how can she prove it and get him released from prison? Back in Chicago and juggling her increasingly demanding job at the radio station, demands from her family, and gathering evidence to clear Charlie's name, Viv is locked in a race against the clock to solve Hap's murder and save the man she loves before she loses him forever.