This is one thriller that really thrills.
Tim, a specialist in crisis management, is swept up in a fast-paced, international plot to sell nuclear weapons to desert nomads that takes him on a mad dash from New York to Moscow to Timbuktu. But the more he learns, the more twisted the plot becomes as he discovers that the real fight is over a set of priceless ancient artifacts, purportedly subject to an ancient curse, discovered in the Sahara by his corrupt brother and his billionaire partner.
Along the way, Tim falls in love with the billionaire’s beautiful daughter and is stalked across continents by a rogue’s gallery of colorful characters intent on backstabbing and revenge.
The author, Eli Dahle, an international lawyer who has lived most of his adult life abroad, brings the exotic locales in this novel, all of which he has lived in or visited, to vivid, fascinating life.
A criminal mastermind makes a bold move against a wealthy client to put himself in a position to retire in comfort. He has no idea what he's up against when a young widow, desperate to make ends meet, sets her eyes on earning the bounty set on his head.
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Newly widowed housewife Melody Scott needs to earn some major cash, fast. When her bright and busy children learn that a priceless ruby bracelet has been stolen and a six-figure reward is being offered, they convince her to try to do what the police, museum security, and the best private investigators have failed to do. Working against them is a notorious thief who has met people from around the world, but who has never once encountered a woman like Melody Scott. When the sweet innocence of the Scott family clashes against criminal forces more dangerous than they ever imagined, Melody is all too aware that a mom's got to do what a mom's got to do to protect her family.
The Widow, Melody Scott is a 2021 Watty Award Winner!
Content Warning: This story does contain depictions of stalking behavior.