Damaging Secrets

Rachel Ryder, Book 1

De: Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

Narrado por: Anne Marie Damman

Best-selling author Carolyn Ridder Aspenson is back, this time with a scrappy heroine whose bold detective work and well-timed one-liners will leave you riveted - and entertained - at every turn.

Damaging Secrets, the first book of her newest crime thriller series, is an engaging story of corruption and cover-up that you won’t soon forget.

New to town and a little rough around the edges, Detective Rachel Ryder finds herself on the receiving end of a suspicious person’s call in Hamby, Georgia. When the call turns out to be a dead body, the medical examiner is quick to rule the death a suicide. But was it something more sinister?

Everyone in the small department believes the case is closed - except for Rachel. The sudden passing of a local politician during the mayor’s run for Congress strikes her as a little too coincidental, and Rachel is eager to follow her instincts. Her partner, Rob, a 30-year veteran, isn’t the type to disobey his boss or ruffle any feathers, but he can’t convince strong-willed Rachel to let it go.

Obsessed with finding out the truth, Rachel begins to examine the evidence and drags her reluctant partner along for the ride. But the clues are confusing. Nothing is adding up.

Puzzled and running out of time, Rachel and Rob rush to work every angle and bring the elusive killer to justice before someone else ends up dead.

©2020 Carolyn Ridder Aspenson (P)2025 Severn River Publishing

4+ stars

This book kept my attention from the outset. The characters and writing are very good and the pace and events kept the story moving. Looking forward to reading more of the series.

Listened to the audiobook:
Well done.

The new cop in town

The newest detective in a small town has a past….one that she isn’t willing to share. When her new case is proving to be more than a suicide, she bucks up against a wall. Turns out that the victim is a high profile man with political connections. Those connections don’t want it known that there’s an escort service run by one of their own. The story starts off a bit dull but gets interesting about midway.

Riveting

Totally enjoy the first book in this series can’t wait to get the second in the series started

Great start to the Rachel Ryder series!!

If you enjoy a good murder thriller that doesn’t fit all the norms for this type of story, grab a copy and settle in for a story that will keep you engaged with characters who are well developed and a story line that has enough twists to keep you guessing. Rachel Ryder’s detective skills aren’t hampered in the least by her personal damage and her being an EOC hire by her current department. When you throw in a partner, Rob, with as much personal baggage you have the ingredients for an interesting series. While reading Damaging Secrets introduced me to a new favorite series and a character who is filled with snarky comments and the skills to back up the snark, listening to the Anne Marie Damman bring Rachel Ryder to life made me realize I needed to listen to the rest of these books. Thanks to Severn River Publishing providing me review copies of the Rachael Ryder audiobooks this was a reality easily realized. If you have read these books, you really need to listen to Anne Marie Damman bring the stories to life. Once you listen to this book, I’ll bet you will be as hooked as I am on this series.

Great Read!

Interesting Storylines and I enjoyed listening to the storylines very much. Would recommend this to my friends.