Her day begins with the bodies of an elderly couple who drove their car off a cliff.  Was it consensual suicide or murder / suicide?   Then Detective Carbajal's nephew discovers a body in the desert, a woman shoots a home invader who may or may not be her abusive boyfriend, and a mysterious fire kills an older man and leaves three homeless.

Joanna must investigate all of these events to determine whether any were accidents and which were a result of foul play.  Her investigations lead to a shady organization that created a halfway house for disabled, troubled persons, using them for criminal activities.  She finds a solution to her own problems with the displaced family taking over her ranch.

Damage Control is a fast-paced story with well drawn characters.  We are reacquainted with Brady and her family.  It is a story of family betrayals and conflicts which lead to death.

An absorbing read that constantly keeps the reader's interest.