![]() ![]() ![]() Polk's well-researched noir prose is spot on, giving just enough to bring the story to life without turning purple. The audiobook, read by January LaVoy, is outstanding. The combination of enticing fantasy world and impending doom with palpable and exciting. The city breathes, and you can practically smell the stale cigarette smoke and stale coffee on the narrator's breath. Polk's recreation of 1941 Chicago, layered with a tantalizing hint of a rich magical world, is stunning and vibrant. But she changes her mind when her client offers her something she can't refuse: Her soul. Even Though I Knew The End is a delightful little jewel of a fantasy noir novella. There's too much risk involved, and people she cares about could get hurt, including her estranged brother and her girlfriend. But when she's recruited to investigate a notorious serial killer whose murder scenes have a magical connection, she turns the job down. ![]() ![]() She takes on magical work for her mysterious clients, gets paid well for her work, and doesn't ask questions. Helen Brandt is a Private Investigator living in 1940's Chicago. ![]()
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