Murder Knocks Twice

A Mystery (Speakeasy Mystery, Book 1)

By: Susanna Calkins

Narrated by: Sarah Naughton

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

©2019 by Susanna Calkins. (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Genuinely Surprised

I’m genuinely surprised more people haven’t read this book. It’s a nice little 1920’s historical, ‘cozy’, murder mystery. Only unlike all the others I have read, this one doesn’t not place in UK, nor is the protagonist from there. Don’t get me wrong I really enjoy all of those miss Marple and Sherlock Holmes inspired books— I’ve read a lot of them— but it was nice reading a book of the same genre and time period that takes place somewhere else.

1929 Murder in Chicago

I actually read book #2 first and then looked for the first book on Audible. I am enjoying the series and hope there are more to come. Not only are they good stories, but the author’s research on Chicago in 1929 is excellent.