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    Murder Knocks Twice: A Mystery
    Murder Knocks Twice: A Mystery
    Murder Knocks Twice: A Mystery
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    Murder Knocks Twice: A Mystery

    Written by Susanna Calkins

    Narrated by Sarah Naughton

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    The first mystery in Susanna Calkins’ captivating new series takes readers into the dark, dangerous, and glittering underworld of a 1920's Chicago speakeasy.

    Gina Ricci takes on a job as a cigarette girl to earn money for her ailing father―and to prove to herself that she can hold her own at Chicago’s most notorious speakeasy, the Third Door. She’s enchanted by the harsh, glamorous world she discovers: the sleek socialites sipping bootlegged cocktails, the rowdy ex-servicemen playing poker in a curtained back room, the flirtatious jazz pianist and the brooding photographer―all overseen by the club’s imposing owner, Signora Castallazzo. But the staff buzzes with whispers about Gina’s predecessor, who died under mysterious circumstances, and the photographer, Marty, warns her to be careful.

    When Marty is brutally murdered, with Gina as the only witness, she’s determined to track down his killer. What secrets did Marty capture on his camera―and who would do anything to destroy it? As Gina searches for answers, she’s pulled deeper into the shadowy truths hiding behind the Third Door.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateApr 30, 2019
    ISBN9781721383603
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    Susanna Calkins

    SUSANNA CALKINS, author of the award-winning Lucy Campion series, holds a PhD in history and teaches at the college level. Her historical mysteries have been nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark and Agatha awards, among many others, and The Masque of a Murderer received a Macavity. Originally from Philadelphia, Calkins now lives in the Chicago area with her husband and two sons.

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    • 4/5
      If you are a reader who loves murder mysteries but don't like the blood and guts associated with it this is the book for you. Set in Prohibition era Chicago the author takes the reader into the dangerous and dark underworld of the speakeasys of that era.For me the story just flowed from beginning to end. Murder Knocks Twice is the first book in Susanna Calkins new series. I can't wait for book 2 to be published.
    • 4/5
      Murder Knocks Twice is a new series by Susanna Calkin that takes place in 1929 Chicago during prohibition. We see Gina Ricci, the main character, start a new job as a cigarette girl in a speakeasy, replacing a girl who was murdered. We meet a myriad of characters that work at the speakeasy, The Third Door owned by Signora Castallazzo, the customers, ie socialites finding some fun, ex-servicemen playing poker in a back room. Prohibition cocktails and mentions of gangsters such as Al Capone and there is also a mention of the St.Valentine's Day Massacre and the rise of organized crime. I have not read much about 1929 Chicago other than the stock market crash. What does a cigarette girl do, she wears this box around her neck and goes around the speakeasy selling cigarettes and cigars, she also waits tables as needed. That is what Gina started doing but she also wants to be a photographer. The piano player, Marty is murdered and Gina comes upon the scene just as Marty is dying. Gina had learned that she and Marty were cousins on her mother's side so this murder was personal.Gina finds herself right smack dab in the middle of trying to figure out who and why Marty was murdered. With a camera and a roll of film, that she learns how to develop, may give her answers. Will she find out what she is looking for? She does learn more about her mother's family and I see this as a big part of the series. Who her mother's family are and why were they estranged?I enjoyed reading this book, not fast-paced but easy enough to read. I see this as a fun series that I would continue reading. If you love a good historical mystery that takes place during Prohibition, then this is the series for you.I received a copy of this book for review purposes only.
    • 2/5
      Murder Knocks Twice is light on the mystery and heavy on the meandering.The story is oh so slow. We're more than 100 pages in before anything of substance happens. Unfortunately, that something is the murder that's given away in the book's description. Really, if you're going to give a spoiler in the description, it should happen within the first few pages. Consequently, the only surprise with that aspect of the story was that he'd finally been murdered.The setting is fun. I enjoyed spending time in the speakeasy, at least initially. After a while, the content became repetitious, as we accompany Gina in serving drinks, selling cigarettes, and gossiping with and about her coworkers.Gina is a likable enough character. The others just sort of filled the space. In the end, I didn't really care what happened to any of them.*I received a review copy from the publisher, via Amazon Vine.*
    • 5/5
      historical-fiction, historical-places-events, historical-research, mystery, Chicago Prohibition, Al Capone, Babe Ruth, Hull House, the very rich and the walking dead returned from The Great War, it's the 1920s in Chicago. A young woman gets a job as a cigarette girl to support herself and her father but understands little when she starts, only to learn far more than she ever wanted before long. Well researched and crafted to make you feel like you are there, and the characters are engaging and interesting. I really enjoyed reading it! I requested and received a free ebook copy from St Martin's Press via NetGalley. Thank you!