2022 Christy Award Finalist>
Stephen Curry’s March 2022 Literati Book Club Pick
Parade Magazine pick for Fall 2021 Mysteries We Love
PBS Masterpiece’s Best Mystery Books of 2021: As Recommended by Bestselling Authors
CrimeReads Best Debut Novels pick for October 2021
BookBub’s 16 Best Historical Mysteries of 2021

From award-winning author Patricia Raybon comes a compelling new historical mystery series about a young Black theologian–and Sherlock fan–seeking to solve her father’s cold case murder in a city ruled by the K.

Can an amateur detective solve the cold case mystery of her lost father’s murder? In the winter of 1923, Professor Annalee Spaina clever but overworked theologian at a small Chicago Bible collegereceives a cryptic telegram calling her home to Denver to solve the mystery of the murder of her beloved but estranged father.

For a young Black woman, searching for answers in a city ruled by the K 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 white boy searching for his missing father, and Jack, a handsome Black pastor who loves nightclub dancing and rides in his sporty car, awakening Annalee’s heart to the surprising highs and lows of romantic love.

With their help, Annalee follows clues that land her among Denver’s powerful elite. But when their sleuthing unravels sinister motives and deep secrets, Annalee confronts the dangerous truths and beliefs that could make her a victim too.

2022 Christy Award Finalist>
Stephen Curry’s March 2022 Literati Book Club Pick
Parade Magazine pick for Fall 2021 Mysteries We Love
PBS Masterpiece’s Best Mystery Books of 2021: As Recommended by Bestselling Authors
CrimeReads Best Debut Novels pick for October 2021
BookBub’s 16 Best Historical Mysteries of 2021

From award-winning author Patricia Raybon comes a compelling new historical mystery series about a young Black theologian–and Sherlock fan–seeking to solve her father’s cold case murder in a city ruled by the K.

Can an amateur detective solve the cold case mystery of her lost father’s murder? In the winter of 1923, Professor Annalee Spaina clever but overworked theologian at a small Chicago Bible collegereceives a cryptic telegram calling her home to Denver to solve the mystery of the murder of her beloved but estranged father.

For a young Black woman, searching for answers in a city ruled by the K 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 white boy searching for his missing father, and Jack, a handsome Black pastor who loves nightclub dancing and rides in his sporty car, awakening Annalee’s heart to the surprising highs and lows of romantic love.

With their help, Annalee follows clues that land her among Denver’s powerful elite. But when their sleuthing unravels sinister motives and deep secrets, Annalee confronts the dangerous truths and beliefs that could make her a victim too.