All That Is Secret (An Annalee Spain Mystery)

Product Description

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.

It’s the winter of 1923 and Professor Annalee Spain―a clever 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, attracting two surprising allies: Eddie, a relentless young orphan boy searching for his missing father, and Jack, a handsome young pastor who loves nightclub dancing and fast cars–awakening Annalee’s heart to the surprising highs and lows of romance and love.

With their help, Annalee follows clues that land her among Denver’s powerful elite. But when her sleuthing unravels sinister motives and long-buried lies, will clever Annalee become a victim, too? 

Review

Parade Magazine pick for Fall 2021 “Mysteries We Love.”

Woman’s World Magazine Book Club “This Week’s Best New Books.” (Oct 18, 2021).

CrimeReads “Most Anticipated Books of 2021, Fall/Winter Edition.”

CrimeReads “12 Novels You Should Read This October.”
This one was right up my alley. —
Molly Odintz, CrimeReads Senior Editor

Baptist Standard. “The narrative isn’t just fast paced; it propels the reader forward.”
— Eric Black, executive director/editor/publisher.

“A straight up mystery set in Denver, Colorado, in the Roaring 20s…You need to read this book.” —
Chris Jager, Reviewer, Baker Book House

“It’s the rare journalist who can succeed at also crafting compelling fiction. But that’s what Raybon has done here with 
All That Is Secret, an engaging, evocative period piece as timely as tomorrow’s news. Brava, Patricia for weaving a tale as instructive as it is captivating.” — 
Jerry B. Jenkins, New York Times Bestselling author

“A winner. Patricia Raybon’s 
All That Is Secret is a fast-paced, intriguing mystery that grabs and holds the reader from the opening.” — 
Manuel Ramos, award-winning author of Angels in the Wind

“In Professor Annalee Spain, Patricia Raybon has created a real, rounded, and very human character. Not only a good mystery, but a realistic insight into the African American experience in the nineteen twenties.” — 
Rhys Bowen, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and # Kindle bestselling author of the Molly Murphy and Royal Spyness mysteries and five internationally bestselling historical novels, including The Venice Sketchbook.

“Thrilling and engrossing. Patricia Raybon’s novel races across its 1920s Denver landscape with an unforgettable protagonist, Professor Annalee Spain, at the wheel. The story of Annalee’s murder mystery is engrossing, the history of the western city’s racial divide enlightening. This intrepid sleuth would give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.”– 
Sophfronia Scott, author of Unforgettable Love

“Patricia Raybon is a masterful storyteller. She is a standard-bearer for honesty as she takes her readers on a journey with an amateur sleuth who has the potential to change our perspectives and help us solve the mystery of how to come together and heal. I highly recommend it!” 
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 Patricia Raybon’s captivating debut novel, All That Is Secret. This well-respected nonfiction author proves her worth with fiction as she delivers rich characters and a page-turning mystery set in the beautiful wilds of Colorado.” — 
Julie Cantrell, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Perennials