An Annalee Spain Mystery
In the second installment of Patricia Raybonâs critically acclaimed mystery series, amateur detective Annalee Spain races the clock to solve the murder of a handsome young pilot before she is framed for the crimeâand before his dashing twin falls head over heels for her, tempting her promised heart. On a cold spring night in 1924, Annalee Spain offers her new fancy lace handkerchiefâa gift from her pastor boyfriend Jack Blakeâto 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 womanâs 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 cityâs 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 victimâs 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 canât 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 politicsâall of which could cost the young detective her fledgling love . . . and perhaps even her life.