After strange events in the middle of a subdivision on Center Street where animals are found dead, it causes panic to the people who live there and around. Boards are nailed on windows and multiple locks were put on doors. The lawns weren't mowed and no one really walked outside.
But, chaos starts, when a local teenager is found murdered on the street early one morning. It gets odder as after that, the animal killings stop. Some start to think it was Marina Williams who did the deaths, and committed suicide so she wouldn't have to deal with legal problems. But her friends think not.
Stacey Jennis Carpenter, Connor Johnson, Priscilla Perez, and Nacen Evans know that their friend didn't do those crimes, and it's up to them to prove her innocent.
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.