About the Book

In the second installment of Patricia Raybon’s 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 crime—and 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 handkerchief—a gift from her pastor boyfriend Jack Blake—to 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 woman’s 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 city’s 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 victim’s 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 can’t 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 politics—all of which could cost the young detective her fledgling love . . . and perhaps even her life.

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In My Opinion

Historical romance with a bit of mystery is how I would describe Double the Lies by Patricia Raybon. This book is the second in Raybon’s Annalee Spain mystery series, and while I enjoyed the story, I also felt this book lacked some of the elements of the previous book that made it stand out.

Annalee is as headstrong and determined to root out truth as ever, but there are moments when she seems to act contrary than the character I’ve gotten to know (that’s not to say many of us don’t do the same, though). It takes a while for the threads to come together, too.

When they do, readers get a good taste of Colorado history and meet some interesting characters—both new and old.

The book was entertaining but there was also nothing unexpected, which I prefer in my mysteries.

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