It's 1938 in the Windy City and up-and-coming radio actress, Vivian Witchell, is speaking the lead as Lorna Lafferty in THE DARKNESS KNOWS at Chicago Radio Station WCHI. After graduating from college, she and her BFF landed jobs there. Vivian was secretary to the Station Chief, Mr. Hart. For two years this petite strawberry-blond with doe-brown eyes fought off passes from him. When Vivian decided she wanted to try her hand at acting, she got several small acting jobs and had a great scream. Her break came a week ago when the star left DARKNESS to get married and start a family. Although nothing ever happened between Vivian and Mr. Hart, they were always the topic of gossip at the station. Rumors claim she got the break through favors from her ex-boss, which was not true. "On the Air" as Lorna Lafferly was her dream come true.

She worked with handsome Graham Yarborough, an Errol Flynn look-alike, (am I dating myself?), who played detective Harvey Diamond, and they had several "photo dates" together. Vivian just received her first mention in the CHICAGO TATTLER, a section of the RADIO GUIDE. "Former secretary at WCHI, Vivian Witchell gets rave reviews playing the sidekick to popular gumshoe, Harvey Diamond, in the hit series THE DARKNESS KNOWS. The two have been seen out on the town together, and may be Radioland's newest couple?"

Marjorie Fox, star of the popular family drama, THE GOLDEN YEARS passes Vivian in the hallway and ignores her. She is an older actress, possibly on her way out as Vivian's career is definitely on the way up,has been rude and refuses to speak to her. She is very unpopular with everyone at the station, and although her show is the crown jewel there, she never has a kind word for anyone at the station. Vivian finds her dead body in the lounge, along with a note that indicates Vivian may be next.

Vivian is questioned by the police and introduced to Charlie Haverman, hired as a consultant on DARKNESS, as he is a real- life Private Investigator. Mr. Hart wants the script to be accurate. Charlie is a charmer, and now has to protect Vivian. They begin to work together to find who done it. They discover secrets, hunt for a motive, and who in the cast of characters did it. The ending is unexpected and quite cleaver. The HOT/sweet romance a nice addition and I hope there will be more. Together they are adorable!

An accomplished debut by Cheryl Honigford who has done great research into the Golden Age of Radio. I found her topic extremely interesting and it kept me glued. Vivian is a humorous character with a special charm that is all her own. I loved Charlie who has his hands full keeping Viv safe and in sight. They work well together and in the end the murderer is unmasked. I see a sequel coming with these two, soon, I hope.