Whistling in the Dark - a book worth reading

I just finished reading Whistling in the Dark by Lesley Kagen. I just kept saying to myself, "Wow! I wish I had written that!" The story was up my alley with drama, mystery, humor - some bad language I could have done without, but I know that is reality (I could still have done without it). I think the biggest drawing card for me was that the two main characters were 10 and 12 year old girls growing up in the late '50s (my own adolescent era). Sometimes the '50s jargon nearly overwhelmed the pages -- and I loved it. I also loved the title, Whistling in the Dark.