This is the story, whether you believe it or not, of a ransom. A soul lost in a degenerate, cowardly society, devoid of any kind of moral value which, to those who know how to grasp it, offers an opportunity for emancipation, a voice out of the chorus. Without a doubt it is the most difficult road, a black sheep in a herd of homologated white sheep, exited from the factory by a mold of rotten form but with a brilliant appearance, which gives them a bicephalic image. If, on the one hand, and I can not deny this, they present themselves dressed in an elegant, impeccable manner and show off discourses of high social and religious temperance; on the other they behave as if they had forgotten at once the so beautiful words shown off in the previous chatter.
This is the affair of Edgar Brown, a mask, in a city that was full of masks.
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.