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Winner of the Christianity Today Book Award for Fiction

In the spring of 1924, amateur detective Annalee Spain races the clock to solve the murder of a young trick pilot before shes framed for the crime by the ruthless Colorado Klan.

As this second installment of Patricia Raybons award-winning mystery series opens, Annalee Spain offers her fancy lace handkerchiefa gift from her complicated pastor boyfriend, Jack Blaketo a young woman crying in a Denver public library. But later that night, when police find the handkerchief next to the body of the young womans murdered husband, Annalee becomes the number one suspect, and her panic doubles when she learns that Jack has gone missing.

With just days to solve the murder before the citys Klan-run police frame her for the crime, Annalee finds herself hunting for clues in the Colorado mountain town of Estes Park. She questions the victims wife and her uncle, a wealthy Denver banker, at their mountain lodge, desperate for leads. Instead, she finds a household full of suspects and even more burning questions. Who keeps threatening her, why cant she find Jack, and will a dangerous flirtation be her undoing? Her answers plumb the depths of the human heart, including her own, exploring long-buried secrets, family lies, even city politicsall of which could cost the young detective her fledgling love . . . and perhaps even her life.

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

A well-paced gripping story tailor-made for mystery lovers. Christianity Today

[An] engrossing plot . . . is driven by its first-rate heroine. . . . Shes surrounded by a diverse and surprising team of helpers and an array of suspects who ensure that the killers identity stays secret until the end. Foreword Reviews

Author: Patricia Raybon
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Published: 02/07/2023
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.67w x 1.26d
ISBN: 9781496458421
Language: English