Cassandra Patton Conover is about to become an outlaw. Hiding out from middle age, divorce, and the remains of a legislative lobbying career, Patton is holed up in her family's ancient Maine camp. While searching for her badly-behaved, wayward dog in dense woods, she finds her best friend crushed under a tree. Then she finds tracks larger than any animal she knows and a mystery only wild animals can help her solve. Before she can absorb the loss of her friend, a large newspaper that smells a story hires Patton to guide a surly reporter seeking extinct wolves he thinks have returned to Maine. The forest, however, has too many wolf agendas. A billionaire hopes wolves will become a save-the-forest strategy. A timber company plans to exterminate the pack, and a black ops mercenary rips open Patton’s wounded life so he can aim her at the wolves. When gold wolf eyes issue a challenge at her tent door, Patton is drawn deeper into her friend's mysterious murder and the wolves’ fate. To find her friend’s killer, she must find and trust the pack. To save her dog, the wolves, and her own life, she must step outside the law, sacrifice her career, and embrace a wild world. ( Sandra won the Mystery Writers of America national McCloy Award and was a finalist in the Women’s Fiction Writers Association “Rising Star” contest.) "...an environmental murder mystery, where the stakes are high and a vanishing world inspires violence." Mystery Writers of America, national Helen McCloy award "...exceptional, jaw-dropping TALENT..." Women's Fiction Writers Association Rising Star finalist "...will propel you across the wildest of Maine's terrain and into its coldest waters--in search of whispered wolves, possible murderers, odd bedfellows, greedy sons of bitches, and reasons for it all." FAPA award winning author Meredith Marple "...a rare talent in indie literary fiction, delving into women's issues in a way that rings so true...reminiscent of good contemporary American authors such as Joy Williams, Joanna Scott, and Cheryl Strayed" SPR "...a beautiful book that brilliantly captures the battle to conserve Maine's mythical woods..." Ron Joseph, wildlife biologist and Down East Magazine author "When wolves show up in Maine's north woods, landowners and others launch a major, but secretive, effort to kill them. Neily's novel has already won literary awards and is getting rave reviews. Add my review to that list; she's had a lifelong passion for conservation and our native wildlife..." The Maine Sportsman: reviewed by George Smith My page-turner goal is to take people on a deep, deep field trip into the Maine woods in a way they cannot put the book down or look away. I want readers to lean into the full ride of the novel, even as it lurches toward looming loss.   I am crafting double murder mysteries: stories where lives are mysteriously lost even as characters are surrounded by a wild world that is essentially being murdered, bit by bit. The stories are anchored by a woman narrator who never loses hope, but knows when it's time to ignore the law as she seeks justice. This story is dedicated to Dr. Julia Moukharskaya and the entire Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care team ... because they also honor all precious life. I wrote half of this novel before I was diagnosed with an energetic form of breast cancer. That I could finish the novel, welcome my grandchildren, fish rivers with husband Bob and ski across the lake with Raven running beside me, is down to their expertise, care, optimism, and compassion. I am eternally grateful. Raves for Deadly Trespass: A Mystery in Maine #1 "...an environmental murder mystery, where the stakes are high and a vanishing world inspires violence." Mystery Writers of America, national Helen McCloy award winner "... exceptional, jaw-dropping TALENT..." Women's Fiction Writers Association Rising Star finalist "...a rare talent in indie literary fiction ... reminiscent of good contemporary American authors such as Joy Williams, Joanna Scott, and Cheryl Strayed" SPR "...will propel you across the wildest of Maine's terrain and into its coldest waters--in search of whispered wolves, possible murderers, odd bedfellows, greedy sons of bitches, and reasons for it all." FAPA award winning author Meredith Marple "When wolves show up in Maine's north woods, landowners and others launch a major, but secretive, effort to kill them. Neily's novel has already won literary awards and is getting rave reviews. Add my review to that list; she's had a lifelong passion for conservation and our native wildlife..." The Maine Sportsman: reviewed by George Smith I've been chased by moose, river otters, and mad mother partridges. And that's recent. My seriously unsupervised childhood exploring clam flats, deep forests, and secret streams grew into my mystery/thriller,"Deadly Trespass." "Deadly Trespass" has received the national Mystery Writers of America McCloy