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A newspaper journalist right out of the gate, Patricia turned to writing historical mystery novels during the pandemic and hasn't looked back. Her first fiction is the award-winning Annalee Spain Mystery series whose debut, “All That Is Secret,” won a Christy Award for First Novel. The series' second installment, “Double the Lies,” won the Christianity Today Book Award for Fiction. The third in the series, “Truth Be Told,” was a New York Times' pick among "4 Great Fictional Detectives."

“...[M]ystery novels that incorporate religion in a significant way aren’t all that common. Thankfully, the inspiring Patricia Raybon, a veteran nonfiction writer and novelist, has been threading the needle in just the right way with her Annalee Spain series, A newspaper journalist right out of the gate, Patricia turned to writing historical mystery novels during the pandemic and hasn't looked back. Her first fiction is the award-winning Annalee Spain Mystery series whose debut, “All That Is Secret,” won a Christy Award for First Novel. The series' second installment, “Double the Lies,” won the Christianity Today Book Award for Fiction. The third in the series, “Truth Be Told,” was a New York Times' pick among "4 Great Fictional Detectives."

“...[M]ystery novels that incorporate religion in a significant way aren’t all that common. Thankfully, the inspiring Patricia Raybon, a veteran nonfiction writer and novelist, has been threading the needle in just the right way with her Annalee Spain series, set in 1920s Denver.” (Sarah Weinman, New York Times).

"It's something special," says NBA star Steph Curry about the Annalee story. Others agree. "Brava, Patricia. It is captivating." (Jerry B. Jenkins) "Rich with romance and spiritual searching." (Sujata Massey) "A fast-moving mystery.” (Publishers Weekly) “Not only a good mystery, but a realistic insight into the African American experience in the 1920s in the West.” (Rhys Bowen)

Patricia cut her writing teeth in high-pressure newsrooms and won multiple awards for feature writing during her years at The Denver Post and later at the Scripps Howard Rocky Mountain News in Denver. Mid-career she taught print journalism for 15 years to bright graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Now writing full-time, she is a regular contributor at Our Daily Bread and, in addition to writing historical mysteries, is author of two notable memoirs, “My First White Friend,” a winner of the Christopher Award and a Books for a Better Life Award, and “I Told the Mountain to Move: Learning to Pray So Things Change,” a Book of the Year finalist in Christianity Today’s Book Awards. Patricia was also inducted into the Colorado Authors' Hall of Fame.

A lifelong Colorado resident, Patricia is mom to two grown daughters, a “Grammy” to five grandchildren, mother-in-law to one “son,” and the wife of 48 years to her husband Dan Raybon, a retired educator. Patricia and Dan share a passion for movies, popcorn, college hoops, and historical dramas and mysteries on Masterpiece on PBS.

Join her on the journey at her Reader’s Circle at patriciaraybon.com and get her free prayer download, “The Busy Person’s Guide to Hearing God.” ...more

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	All That Is Secret (An Annalee Spain Mystery, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 1,913 ratings — published 2021 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Double the Lies (An Annalee Spain Mystery, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 493 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My First White Friend: Confessions on Race, Love and Forgiveness 3.92 avg rating — 389 ratings — published 1996 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Truth Be Told (An Annalee Spain Mystery, #3) 4.31 avg rating — 252 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Undivided: A Muslim Daughter, Her Christian Mother, Their Path to Peace by Patricia Raybon (Goodreads Author), Alana Raybon (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 279 ratings — published 2015 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Told the Mountain to Move: Learning to Pray So Things Change 4.25 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2006 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The One Year God's Great Blessings Devotional 4.58 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	God Is Our Help: Our Daily Bread Reflections for Living with His Love and Strength by Patricia Raybon (Goodreads Author), Our Daily Bread Ministries 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sedalia Code: A WWII Historical Mystery about a Codebreaking Young Woman’s Fight on the Homefront 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beautiful Blessings from God 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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My new life as a mystery novelist takes me to intriguing places. This week, I’m taking a virtual visit to my hometown Denver where Annalee Spain, the amateur detective heroine in my historical mystery novel All That Is Secret, travels to find out who killed her beloved but estranged father.

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“Get close enough to someone and his or her halo slips--not because they're bad, but because they're mortal.”
― Patricia Raybon, My First White Friend: Confessions on Race, Love and Forgiveness

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“Faith doesn't have to be much. Not any bigger than a mustard seed... That small. Only that much faith you'll need in me, God says, because I am so big. I am the Great I Am. So have faith in me.”
― Patricia Raybon, I Told the Mountain to Move: Learning to Pray So Things Change

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“Jesus' tomb wasn't His grave, but our door.”
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message 6: by Patricia

Apr 29, 2015 08:31AM

Matthew wrote: "There's something to be said about encouragement...
It doesn't take much to ignite a spark of inspiration.

I remember the day you ignited that spark in me, encouraging me to follow my hopes of w..."

You inspire, Matthew! Just trying to pay it forward. So many others have poured into me with their encouragement. My warmest thanks for letting me know it matters, indeed. Blessings today and very sincere thanks. Meanwhile, keep writing! Gratefully, Patricia

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message 5: by Matthew

Apr 29, 2015 08:18AM

There's something to be said about encouragement...
It doesn't take much to ignite a spark of inspiration.

I remember the day you ignited that spark in me, encouraging me to follow my hopes of writing... I listened, and my book is proof of just how right you were.

Thanks Forever

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message 4: by Patricia

Mar 23, 2015 06:41AM

Hi Lynn,
Blessings today. Great to connect. Better late than never! Like you, I like to share books with friends, too. Thanks for reaching out today. Books bring great people together. Happy reading!

Peace today, Patricia

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message 3: by Lynn

Mar 22, 2015 09:00PM

Hello:

I hope this message finds all well with you.

I accepted your friend request just a few moments ago. I discovered it while going through my inbox deleting e-mail messages. I am not sure I had ever seen this message. I apologize if I did not accept it back in September 2014 when you originally sent it to me. I do not know how I overlooked it. It certainly was not intentional.

So, if you still want to be my friend, let us do it!! I always like to share books and be friends. I look forward to hearing back from you soon.

Lynn

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message 2: by Patricia

Sep 04, 2014 11:08AM

Hi Beth,
Great to connect! Love mysteries. Excited to read your books--both series. Thanks, fellow Colorado author, for responding to my friend request. Blessings and happy writing!

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message 1: by Beth

Sep 04, 2014 08:13AM

Hi Patricia,
Thanks for sending a friend request to this fellow Colorado author!

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