Carolyn Ridder Aspenson writes mysteries featuring imperfect but strong women with a flair for telling it like it is. Her stories shine through her dialogue, which readers have praised for being realistic and compelling.

Prior to writing fiction, Carolyn was a freelance journalist covering local and national affairs from social events to drug busts.

Now an empty-nester, Carolyn lives in the Atlanta suburbs with her husband, two Pit Bull-Boxer mix dogs and two cantankerous cats, but you’ll often find her at a local coffee shop people watching (and listening), or as she likes to call it, plotting her next novel.