A small town cozy with gossip, coffee, and murder The old Bramblett County bowling alley was supposed to be an easy sale. Instead, I found Jimmy Simms dead in his office. What should have been a routine real estate deal quickly turns into something far darker when the town’s beloved bowling alley manager is discovered sprawled across the floor of the very building I’m trying to sell. With the property tied up in questions, rumors flying through Bramblett, and everyone insisting Jimmy was adored, none of it adds up. The deeper I dig, the more I realize Jimmy wasn’t the man everyone thought he was. Old resentments, quiet betrayals, and secrets buried in the alley’s history begin to surface, and it soon becomes clear someone is willing to kill to keep the truth hidden. Now the sale is stalled, the suspect list keeps growing, and every conversation in town seems to come with a smile and a lie. If I don’t uncover what really happened inside that bowling alley, the next closing in Bramblett might involve another body.
Author
USA Today Bestselling Author Carolyn Ridder Aspenson writes cozy mysteries, thrillers, and paranormal women's fiction featuring strong female leads. Her stories shine through her dialogue, which readers have praised for being realistic and compelling. Her first novel, Unfinished Business, was a five-star Reader's Favorite, a Rone Award finalist, and a number one bestseller on both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. In 2021, she introduced readers to detective Rachel Ryder in Damaging Secrets. Overkill, the third book in the Rachel Ryder series, was one of Thrillerfix’s best thrillers of 2021.Reviews have praised her work as ‘compelling, and intense,’ and ‘read through the night, edge of your seat thrillers. Prior to publishing, she worked as a journalist in the suburbs of Atlanta where her work appeared in multiple newspapers and magazines. She wrote a monthly featured column in Northside Woman magazine. Writing is only one of Carolyn's passions. She is an avid dog lover and currently spoils two pit bull boxer mixes. She lives in the mountains of North Georgia as an empty nester with her husband, a cantankerous cat, and those two spoiled dogs. Contact Carolyn at carolyn@carolynridderaspenson.com
