Melinda and Jeb are average teenage girls. Well, sort of. Actually, scrap that. Sure, they work the average teenage jobs and have the average teenage hobbies: listening to music, driving around, restoring classic cars, and casually researching murder, but nothing can make them average once Jeb is kidnapped by the murderer with which they are most enthralled.
When all of the evidence in Jeb’s case and the cases of the other victims seems to lead directly to Melinda, she steps up her game to find Jeb before Jeb and her family are killed and it’s all pinned on her.
Having learned all of her technique from reruns of CSI, Melinda struggles to find Jeb as the police display their general incompetency.
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.