The Detective And The D.A.

The Detective And The D.A.
Leann Harris

District Attorney Kelly Whalen was investigating a case that led into the highest circles of Texas society, a murder that someone very important wanted to remain a mystery.And she was going to need help from the last person she wanted in her life - the ex-husband she'd never quite gotten out of her system . Tony Ashcroft still knew more about crime than any detective in Houston.Trouble was, he also knew how to get under Kelly's skin - and make her want him with the same breathless hunger she'd always felt for him. And working with him, day after day and night after night, was really turning out to be murder .

“You’re a dangerous man, Detective,” Kelly murmured.

Tony’s knees nearly buckled. Concentrate, he told himself. But all he wanted was to reach out and run his fingers over her cheek and down her neck. She had a little place there that, if he kissed it, would make her melt.

She leaned forward, and for an instant he thought she was going to kiss him. Suddenly she jerked back and turned away, color in her cheeks. “All right, Tony. Let’s see if we can turn up any evidence of murder.”

She was in her crusader mode, fiery and sincere. And it reached deep within him. He wanted to help, wanted to slay this dragon for her. “You got it, Kel.”

Her smile sent a jolt racing through him, making him want things that couldn’t be.

Oh, he was in trouble. And it had nothing to do with murder….

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The Detective and the D.A.

Leann Harris

LEANN HARRIS

When Leann Harris first met her husband in college, she never dreamed she would marry him. After all, he was getting a Ph.D. in the one science she’d managed to avoid—physics! So much for first impressions. They have been happily married for over thirty years. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, Leann taught math and science to deaf high school students until the birth of her first child. It wasn’t until her youngest child started school that Leann decided to fulfill a lifelong dream and began writing. She presently lives in Plano, Texas, with her husband and two children.

I would like to thank

the following people for their help with this book:

Lt. Dave Davis for his ideas

on how to get a case kicked back.

Warren Spencer for his suggestions

on how police and the D.A.’s office interact.

Robert Hurst of Houston PD for his willingness to

answer all my questions. Any errors are strictly mine.

A dedication:

This is for you, Dad. I miss you.

Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Epilogue

Chapter 1

“You can’t go in there unannounced.”

Kelly Whalen heard her secretary yell from her desk in the next room.

“You gonna stop me?” The man’s tone held true menace.