Book Overview
From award-winning author Patricia Raybon comes a compelling new historical mystery series, a riveting puzzle confronting the hidden secrets of class, race, family, and love.
Can an amateur detective solve the cold case mystery of her lost father's murder?
In the winter of 1923, Professor Annalee Spain--a daring but overworked theologian at a small Chicago Bible college--receives a cryptic telegram calling her home to Denver to solve the mystery of the murder of her beloved but estranged father and find justice for him.
For a young Black woman, searching for answers in a city ruled by the KKK could mean real danger. Still, with her literary hero Sherlock Holmes as inspiration, Annalee launches her investigation of the crime, attracting two surprising allies: Eddie, a relentless young white boy searching for his missing father, and Jack, a handsome Black pastor who loves nightclub dancing and rides in his sporty car, awakening Annalee's heart to the surprising highs and lows of romantic love.
With their help, Annalee follows clues that land her among Denver's powerful elite. But when their sleuthing unravels sinister motives and deep secrets, Annalee confronts the dangerous truths and beliefs that could make her a victim too.
A thrilling historical fiction novel filled with faith and courageFeatures a glittering, Roaring 20s settingIncludes discussion questions for book clubs
Can an amateur detective solve the cold case mystery of her lost father's murder?
In the winter of 1923, Professor Annalee Spain--a daring but overworked theologian at a small Chicago Bible college--receives a cryptic telegram calling her home to Denver to solve the mystery of the murder of her beloved but estranged father and find justice for him.
For a young Black woman, searching for answers in a city ruled by the KKK could mean real danger. Still, with her literary hero Sherlock Holmes as inspiration, Annalee launches her investigation of the crime, attracting two surprising allies: Eddie, a relentless young white boy searching for his missing father, and Jack, a handsome Black pastor who loves nightclub dancing and rides in his sporty car, awakening Annalee's heart to the surprising highs and lows of romantic love.
With their help, Annalee follows clues that land her among Denver's powerful elite. But when their sleuthing unravels sinister motives and deep secrets, Annalee confronts the dangerous truths and beliefs that could make her a victim too.
A thrilling historical fiction novel filled with faith and courageFeatures a glittering, Roaring 20s settingIncludes discussion questions for book clubs
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1496458389
ISBN13:9781496458384
Release Date:October 2021
Publisher:Tyndale Fiction
Length:400 Pages
Weight:0.78 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.5" x 8.2"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
An exciting and enjoyable read!
Published by Peggy , 2 years ago
This is a great mystery, set in Denver in the 1920's. Annalee Spain, a Black college professor in Chicago, travels to Denver to investigate the murder of her estranged father. Along the way she meet a number of people willing to help her including a young orphan and a handsome pastor. She also encounters evil, in the house where she works as a maid to gain information, at the ranch where her father was last seen, and while trying to steer clear of the Ku Klux Klan (very active in Denver at the time).
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