Stunning book cover of Truth Be Told, the third installment of the exciting Annalee Spain Mystery, shows amateur detective Annalee Spain in a v-neck purple dress, while an African American man in a tuxedo, a woman in evening clothes and a White man in a tuxedo wait under garden lights at a fancy garden party.

 

 

A murder.

Or not.

Can she handle the truth?

  "Heart-gripping perfection."

Michelle Shocklee, Christianity Today Book Award Winner

 

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New York Times Book Review Pick

 Annalee Spain

Mystery #3

Denver, 1924 When a pretty stranger is found dead at a political fixer's garden party, and amateur detective Annalee Spain prays to unravel the crime, can she also unearth the truth of her own deepest secrets, longings, and lies?

"Threading the needle [of mystery and religion] in just the right way." Sarah Weinman, New York Times

Most Anticipated Christian Fiction, 2024 Goodreads

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DOUBLE THE LIES

Winner of the 2024 Christianity Today Book Award for Fiction

Annalee Spain Mystery #2

In the dangerous spring of 1924, amateur detective Annalee Spain races the clock to solve the murder of a barnstorming trick pilot. But will she discover the elusive villain before getting framed by the Colorado Klan?

"A fast-moving mystery. This mix of history and intrigue will captivate readers." ― Publishers Weekly

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A Note From Stephen Curry

I've chosen to share this book with y'all for many reasons. Mysteries featuring and written by strong, Black women are uncommon. This changes the game for good. As theology professor Annalee Spain's faith shines through, we get to share not only an exciting mystery, but a vulnerable spiritual journey as well. It's something special.

HERE'S ALL THE SKINNY ON

ALL THAT IS SECRET

Winner of the Christy Award for First Novel

A riveting puzzle about young Annalee Spain, a poor, prim Black theologian―and Sherlock fan―seeking to solve her estranged father's cold-case murder in a city ruled by the KKK. This exciting story is Patricia Raybon's debut fiction.

“Raybon’s lively style keeps the novel moving...I’ll look forward to Annalee’s next case!”  Historical Novel Society

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A writer of faith by day and mystery by night, Patricia Raybon is a Christy Award-winning Colorado author, essayist, and novelist who writes daring and exciting historical mysteries, and also authors devotionals and inspiring books for Our Daily Bread Ministries.

What People Are Saying

Jerry B. Jenkins

“Engaging, evocative...Brava, Patricia, for weaving a tale as instructive as it is captivating.” 

 

Jerry B. Jenkins, New York Times Bestselling Author

“Patricia Raybon is a masterful storyteller! This story of an amateur sleuth has the potential to change our perspectives.”


Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil, Author of Becoming Brave

Manuel Ramos

A fast-paced, intriguing mystery that grabs and holds the reader from the opening.” 

 

 

Manual Ramos, 
Award-winning author of Angels in the Wind

“Not only a good mystery, but a realistic insight into the African American experience in the 1920s in the West.

 

Rhys Bowen,
New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today Bestselling Author

Julie Cantrell

Readers will be hooked from the first line of . . . [this] page-turning mystery...Captivating.” 

 

Julie Cantrell, 
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Perennials

Sophfronia Scott

“An engrossing, thrilling, 1920s murder mystery....This intrepid sleuth would give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.”

Sophfronia Scott,
Award-winning author of Wild, Beautiful and Free

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