Mystery
Murder Knocks Twice
2019·320 pages
A cigarette girl at a glittering 1920s Chicago speakeasy is drawn into murder and secrets after witnessing a killing.
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A cigarette girl at a glittering 1920s Chicago speakeasy is drawn into murder and secrets after witnessing a killing.
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The first mystery in Susanna Calkins’ captivating new series takes readers 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 c...
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Sexual content
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Mild flirtation and attraction; no explicit sexual content
Violence & gore
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Multiple murders, including a brutal killing witnessed on-page
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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Bootleg liquor and cocktails central to speakeasy setting
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Prohibition-era bootlegging as light historical backdrop
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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