USA Today Bestselling Author
Carolyn Ridder Aspenson writes cozy mysteries and thrillers with strong female leads. Her readers rave about her engaging dialogue, calling it realistic and compelling—a hallmark of her storytelling.
Antique Echo Cozy Mystery, Book 1
Clara Vance knows that every antique carries a story. In Whispering Falls, she's the only one who can see them.
When Clara touches an object with her bare hands, she glimpses ten seconds of its past. It’s a gift she’s learned to hide, until a gilded mirror from the Covington estate shows her the final moments of a murder.
Rachel Ryder Thriller Series, Book 13
In small-town Georgia, digging into dangerous secrets can be deadly—and Detective Rachel Ryder is about to uncover them all.
Reporter Layla Rowe made enemies by asking the wrong questions in the right places. Now she’s dead, her laptop is missing, and someone in Hamby, Georgia wants her final story buried with her.
Detective Rachel Ryder is smart, tough, and fearless—readers will gladly follow her through every twist.— LynDee Walker, Amazon Charts bestselling author of Fear No Truth
Tight writing, unexpected twists, and the tough but vulnerable lead Detective Rachel Ryder will leave you eager to read the next book.— Susan Hunter, author of Dangerous Habits
Rachel Ryder is a new heroine on the suspense scene that you'll want to engage with again and again.— Kimberly Charleston, Books Uplift
A Jenna Wyatt Mystery
When her former colleague is killed undercover, going back in isn't about justice—it's payback.
Private investigator Jenna Wyatt walked away from undercover work years ago. But when GBI Agent Sierra Malone is found dead during a covert operation inside Atlanta’s Morningside neighborhood, Jenna knows the case won’t solve itself.
Intelligent, clever and snarky, PI Jenna Wyatt is a woman you don't want to cross.— Bruce Robert Coffin, bestselling author of Crimson Thaw
Utterly compelling and taut with tension, Carolyn Ridder Aspenson delivers another must-read series.— Ava Roberts, author of The Perfect Boyfriend
With more twists and turns, bumps and crashes than an Atlanta highway at rush hour, Carolyn Ridder Aspenson's latest series will take your breath away.— Shannon Baker, award-winning author of Stripped Bare
A Midlife Psychic Medium Novel
Some ghosts have unfinished business. This one can't remember what his is.
When a courtly old ghost in a gray cardigan turns up next to Angela Panther’s refrigerator with no name, no memory, and strong opinions about Thursday’s weather, Angela figures he’ll be a quick fix. Find the name, find the family, send him into the light, home by supper.
A Jenna Wyatt Mystery
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