Can an amateur detective solve the cold-case mystery of her lost father's murder?
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From award-winning author Patricia Raybon comes a compelling new historical mystery series, a riveting puzzle about a young Black theologian―and Sherlock fan―trying to solve her father's cold-case murder in a city ruled by the KKK.
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 murder of her beloved but estranged father.
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 hunt for clues, landing her among Denver's powerful elite. But when her sleuthing unravels sinister motives and deep secrets, will Annalee outlast all that is secret that would make her a victim, too?
Praise for All That Is Secret
“An engrossing, thrilling, 1920s murder mystery....This intrepid sleuth would give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.” SOPHFRONIA SCOTT, author of Wild, Beautiful, and Free and Unforgiveable Love
“A fast-paced, intriguing mystery that grabs and holds the reader from the opening.” MANUEL 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 Professor Annalee Spain, Patricia Raybon has created a real, rounded, and very human character.” RHYS BOWEN, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and #1 Kindle bestselling author of the Molly Murphy and Royal Spyness mysteries
“An engaging, evocative period piece. Brava, Patricia, for weaving a tale as instructive as it is captivating.” JERRY B. JENKINS, New York Times bestselling author
"A welcome addition to a genre that is dominated by white women and hard-boiled men." SANDRA DALLAS, The Denver Post
“Patricia Raybon is a masterful storyteller!” DR. BRENDA SALTER McNEIL, author of Becoming Brave: Finding the Courage to Pursue Racial Justice Now
"Readers will be hooked from the first line of . . . [this] page-turning mystery.” JULIE CANTRELL, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Perennials
"Raybon’s lively style keeps the novel moving while shining a light on a sad epoch in American life that still reverberates a century later. I’ll look forward to Annalee’s next case! Recommended." HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY
