title: The Accidental Detective: Supervising Murder
author: Dana Wilks
description: Although born in Southern California, Dana Wilks was raised in Colorado. She is a two-time graduate of Colorado State University and a long time Colorado Judicial Branch employee. She currently resides in Denver, with her partner, Kim. The Accidental Detective is Dana's first book and only foray into fiction. She prefers to work in non-fiction, chronicling her various treks and misadventures for the personal entertainment of friends and family. An avid traveler, Dana enjoys blogging during her trips and is currently working on a collection of essays, based on her solo trip around the world. In 2005, Dana contributed two pieces for publication in Canceling the Milk: Stories and Poems of Loss, a collection of selected writings. Additionally, through the magic of NaNoWriMo 2008, she finished writing a book on the most recent presidential election cycle. Editing is pending. Dana is excited to donate all proceeds, from the sale of The Accidental Detective, to the Rotary Club's scholarship in her niece's name. Ashley Wilks was murdered in Portland, Oregon on January 24, 2009.
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  In this story from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Lee, two
  investigators must learn to play nice before it’s too late
  
  
  Detective Cade Bankston never had any luck with female partners. So when he’s
  assigned to work with feisty, raven-haired DeeJay Dawkins, he isn’t pleased at
  all. Posing as a married couple, the investigators must team up to catch a
  killer. That is, if they don’t kill each other first.
  
  
  Putting their mission first proves tricky as mutual disdain evolves into
  mutual desire. But distraction is not an option. The killer who seemingly
  vanished five years prior has returned to Conard County, Wyoming, to finish
  what he started. And he just set his sights on two new victims.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  “Well, we know where it ended. The question is where did it begin?”
  
  
  “We aren’t going to figure that out now.” DeeJay turned, and as she did so,
  her boot caught on something, maybe a root