The Initial Spark and Where I Get My Ideas “Where do you get your ideas?” Writers notoriously hate this question because none of us quite...

Some Choose Darkness Available Now in paperback format. SOME CHOOSE DARKNESS Readers frequently ask if any of my characters will come...

—From the Author, Charlie Donlea SOME CHOOSE DARKNESS is hitting bookstore shelves on November 26, 2024 with a brand new, stunning...

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Pre-Launch drink with a childhood friend from the old neighborhood. June 1: Some Photos from the Book Launch event Venue: 750 Cucina...

I’m a beach reader. My wife and I have been going on beach vacations since we visited the Cayman Islands on our Honeymoon where I laid on...

“Donlea’s cinematic style puts readers squarely into the scenes, and his skillful prose takes his work to a higher level.” Some writers...

In fellow Chicagoan Charlie Donlea’s newest mystery, Some Choose Darkness, two highly intelligent women—both regarded as odd, both

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Inspiration Behind Some Choose Darkness I grew up in Chicago, and like many in my generation I did things as a kid that are unfathomable...

"In Donlea's skillful hands, this story of obsession, murder, and the search for truth is both a compassionate character study and a...

“Some Choose Darkness” By Charlie Donlea In the summer of 1979, five women went missing in Charlie Donlea’s absorbing new suspense novel,...

“Part 1970s serial-killer thriller and part contemporary Chicago crime novel, this deceptively quick read has something for everyone.”...

“Donlea smoothly mixes red herrings and genuine clues...readers who relish a good puzzle will be rewarded.”—Publisher's Weekly This...