Amateur golfer and private investigator Sam Skarda returns with this nail-biting thriller focusing on Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Ethan Braddock, better known as "The Crosshairs." Skarda's case focuses on Braddock, a 27-year-old professional football mastermind attempting to kidnap sports radio journalist Ty Hvoorsternijq, a Netherlands native, steal his futuristic 2017 Kenseth Shooter luxury sports convertible, chase the New England Patriots by a wider margin, attack the assembly workers at an automobile manufacturing facility, and murder the hosts at an FM sports radio station known as WGUN in Atlanta, Georgia.
As with all novels in the Sam Skarda Sports Mystery Canon, stand-up comedy writer, conservative humorist and best selling author Mark T. Watson the Comedy Answer Man creates a riveting - and absolutely spine-tingling - professional football crime story devoted to the New England Patriots' biggest fans and the Philadelphia Eagles' most amazing fantasy football enemies chasing participation
sports law enforcement. Detective Skarda's amazing adventures in the world of sports crime and justice can be summed up in one Skarda-ian tagline: "Shooturupp all of you Basturdz andzhutta fark up onz morr!"
About Mark T. Watson the Comedy Answer Man
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, improvisational comedy writer, Republican conservative humorist
and satirist and YouTube sensation Mark T. Watson is the author of The Aspiration of Detective Broderick Throckmorton, Frank Merriman, P.I. and the Capt. Men. children's illustrated book series
as well as the forthcoming Disney Publishing Worldwide/Hachette Publishers Services illustrated book Innovatraptions, available in 2023. Right now, he is working on the political thriller Shapiro, which is being based on the true story of Ben Shapiro, the host of The Ben Shapiro Show and the founder of TheDailyWire.com.
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.