Annalee Spain, found herself in hot soup once again for all her sleuthing efforts, but she was not one to give up, even if she and her friends were threatened. This time she rather fell into a mystery murder to solve, or rather, it found her. Readers will be in for quite a race against time right there along with her.
This book has been tagged, "mystery thriller" but I'd append, "historical fiction" and "race conflict". This is because of references to prejudicial acts of ostracism and worse against Jews, Blacks and Catholics in Colorado and elsewhere, giving the reader a small glimpse of what these people groups have had to endure in years gone by at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan and other such people bent upon hate against fellow human beings.
The most curious aspect of this narrative is that Annalee is a praying detective. I've never come across such before in books, that I can recall, so it's an added positive feature of her character for me. Readers will also be amused that this is a kind of take-off on the famous and beloved Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, private investigator series. Just beware of the lies!
I was not disappointed in any part of this story. Good for you, Patricia Raybon! Hope there will be as many more to come as you have already written.
~Eunice C., Reviewer/Blogger~
September 2022
Disclaimer: This is my honest opinion based on the complimentary review copy sent by NetGalley and the publisher.
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